10. anyway

anyway的用法比较复杂，同学们在备考时主要应注意以下五种用法：

(1) 表示“尽管如此”“无论如何”，含有despite something else 的意味。如：

This idea probably won’t work, but let’s try it anyway. 这个办法可能行不通，不过我们还是试试吧。

Her parents were opposed to her giving up her course, but she did it anyway. 她父母反对她放弃学业，但她还是没有听。

(2) 对前面所说的话起补充作用，或使其听起来无关紧要，意思是“反正”“话又说回来”。如：

Of course I don’t mind taking you home—I’m going that way anyway. 我当然可以把你送回家——反正我也是顺路。

(3) 用于谈话中表示改变话题，回到原来说的话题或者即将谈到最有趣的话题，意思是“对了”“好吧”“不管怎么说”“无论如何”“再说”。如：

I don’t have time to go and anyway it’s too expensive. 我没有时间去，而且也太贵了。

Anyway, let’s leave that for the moment and look at this month’s profit figures. 好吧，让我们把那个问题放一放，我们来看看本月的利润额。

(4) 用于表示略去一些细节转到下一个主要话题，意思是“总之”。如：

I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way. 总之我上了大学，半工半读，自食其力。

Anyway, to cut a long story short, we had this argument and I haven’t seen him since. 总之，长话短说吧，我们发生了争执，我以后再也没有见到他。

(5) 用于限制或纠正前面所说过的话，以使其更准确符合事实，意思是“至少”。如：

It’s something I can’t tell you—not just now, anyway. 这事我不能告诉你，至少现在不行。

There seems to have been a technical problem—anyway, that’s what they told me. 好像出了个技术故障，至少他们是这么跟我说的。

【边学边练】

1. I don’t like those shoes; _______, they’re too expensive.

A. besides           B. however           C. therefore          D. instead

2. This is one possible solution to the problem. _______, there are others.

A. Nevertheless                                 B. Besides            C. Therefore  D. However

3. There’s no coffee — would you like a cup of tea _______?

A. yet                      B. otherwise         C. instead             D. still

4. I thought those figures were correct. _______, I have recently heard they were not.

A. Nevertheless                                 B. However           C. Besides     D. Instead

5. Geoff didn’t study law. _______, he decided to become an actor.

A. Besides             B. Instead              C. Nevertheless   D. Still

6. The house was too expensive and too big. _______, I’d grown fond of our little rented house.

A. Moreover         B. Otherwise         C. However           D. Besides

7. I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting _______.

A. however          B. nevertheless    C. otherwise         D. instead 

8. The incomes of male professionals went up by almost 80%. _______, part-time women workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Besides           B. Therefore         C. Still                    D. Meanwhile 

9. Phone home, _______ your parents will start to worry.

A. otherwise        B. instead              C. therefore          D. however

10. The old system had its flaws, but _______ it was preferable to the new one.

A. instead             B. otherwise         C. nevertheless   D. therefore

11. When it’s a nice day I walk to work, _______ I go by bus.

A. however          B. however           C. instead             D. otherwise

12. The new boots are lighter and softer, and _______ more comfortable to wear.

A. instead             B. otherwise         C. therefore          D. meantime 

13. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. _______ it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty.

A. Otherwise        B. Thus                  C. Nevertheless   D. Instead

14. Catherine wasn’t sure the book was the right one, but she bought it _______.

A. instead             B. besides             C. therefore          D. anyway 

15. Progress so far has been very good. We are, _______, confident that the work will be completed on time.

A. still                    B. therefore           C. anyway           D. besides

【参考答案】1—5 ADCBB  6—10 DBDAC  11—15 DCBDB