重新开始：again用法小结
I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
——The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
我希望你能有一个值得自豪的一生，如果和你想象的生活不一样，我希望你能有勇气，重新启程。
——《本杰明·巴顿奇事》
一、你知道again有几种含义吗？
adv.
1.又一次，再一次 one more time; on another occasion
I know mum's always taking you under her wing, but I wouldn't give in again this time.
我知道妈妈总是庇护你，可这次我再也不让步了。
2.同样 showing that sb / sth is in the same place
Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.
同样，这次怀孕和我前两次的情形非常相似。
3.还原，复原 state that sb / sth is in originally
He was himself again.
他已恢复原状。
4.不过，然而 then / there ~ used to introduce a fact or an opinion that contrasts with what you have just said
They may, but there again they may not.
他们可能会，但也可能不会。
5.请再说一遍 used when you ask sb to tell you sth or repeat sth that you think they have told you already
Sorry, what's your name again?
对不起，再问一次，你叫什么名字？
二、含有again的常见短语
again and again
再三,一再,反复,三番五次
now and again
有时；偶尔；时常
once again
adv.再一次
over and over again
反复地,再三地,屡次,一再
time and again
反复地,再三地,屡次,一再
三、最后，做个填词游戏吧
This must never happen _____.
这种事再也不能发生了。
