并列連詞and用法歸納

1. 表示累加，其意為“和”“又”“而且”。如：

Oil and water will not mix. 油和水沒法混在一起。

Silk feels soft and smooth. 綢緞摸起來柔軟光滑。

I grew excited, and a little frightened. 我變得很激動，也有點害怕。

2. 表示結果，意為“因此”，與so的用法比較接近。如：

He fell heavily and broke his arm. 他摔得很重，手臂都摔斷了。

3. 表示條件，相當于if…then，含有“如果……那么……”的意味。如：

Do that again and I’ll call a policeman. 你再這樣做我就要叫警察了。

Go at once, and you will catch up with them. 快去，那樣你就會趕上他們。

4. 表示連續，既可表示一種連續不斷的狀態，也可以表示一個動作完成之后連續做另一個動作。如：

The train ran faster and faster. 火車開得越來越快。

He finished lunch and went shopping. 他吃完午飯而后去買東西。

5. 表示兩個接挨著發生動作，意思是“然后，接著又”。如：

They kissed and said goodbye. 他們親吻后就說了再見。

She read for an hour and went to bed. 她讀了1小時的書，然后就去睡了。

6. 用于連接兩個相同的詞語，表連續性或程度的加深，意思是“一再地，重復地，繼續增加地”。如：

cough and cough 咳個不停

It’s getting colder and colder. 天氣愈來愈冷了。

7. 用在少數動詞后表目的。如：

Come and have tea with me. 過來和我一起喝杯茶。

He stopped and bought some flowers. 他停下來買了些花。

8. 表示兩個數相加。如：

5 and 5 makes 10. 5加5等于10。

9. 表示對比或轉折，含有“盡管……還”的意味。如：

Tom’s 15 and still sucks his thumb. 湯姆15歲了，還嘬大拇指。

He aimed at the bird and missed it. 他瞄準那只鳥卻沒打中。

注意以下各句有無and的差別：

It being fine, we went out for a walk. = It was fine, and we went out for a walk. 天氣很好，我們出去散步了。

In the classroom there are five people, the teacher included.=In the classroom there are five people, and the teacher is included. 教室里包括老師有5個人。

He bought a lot of books, most of which are about history. = He bought a lot of books, and most of them are about history. 他買了很多書，其中大多數是關于歷史的。