2016职称英语备考词汇辨析（9）

often，always，usually，frequently，a lot of times，several times 

often表示在不同场合中屡次发生的实；a lot of times，several times用于表示在同一场合下屡次发生的事。

I often had inspirations for poems when I was young.“我年轻时常常有写诗的灵感。”

I have often been ill in the past year.“过去的一年中我常常生病。”

I fell several times when I was learning to ride a bike.“我学骑自行车时摔了好几次。”

What a lot of times he has won in chess tournaments in the past year!他过去的一年中在国际象棋比赛中获得了多少回奖啊！