In addition, we use almost with time expressions, like my earlier example "it is almost 9 o'clock", and with periods of times and quantities of things. For example, "I spent almost three months in New York", "The house I want to buy costs almost two hundred thousand pounds". While on the subject of time, I should also mention that you can use "almost" with the words "always" and "never", but not with ones like "sometimes", "often" and "occasionally". For example, I almost always go to work by bus. I almost never go to the theatre. Well, I've almost finished telling you about the uses of "almost", but there is one more interesting point to make. We use "almost" with like to say that two things are very similar. For example, My pet dog is almost like a member of the family. Writing to bbclearningenglish.com is almost like having a personal teacher. I hope all that helps Gareth and you now completely understand how to use "almost".


另外，我们把almost和时间的表达放在一起使用，像我之前所说的例子，“快9点了”，而且almost和一段时间或者是事情的数量。例如，我在纽约呆了差不多3个月。我想买的那栋房子需要差不多二十万英镑。 当谈论到时间的时候，我要提醒你，你可以用"almost"和"always, never”连用，但不能和"sometimes, often和occasionally”连用。例如， 我几乎总是坐公交上班。 我几乎没有去过电影院。 我差不多讲完"almost"的用法了，但这里还有一个很有趣的点就是，我们用"almost"和like连用的时候，表示两个东西很相似。例如， 我的宠物狗就像是家里成员。 给bbclearningenglish.com写信就像是有一个私人老师一样。 我想我应该帮助Garieth了，现在你也应该明白"almost"的用法了。