如：Itwasbitterlycoldthatday.那天天气很冷.Weweren’tintownthatday.那天我们不在城里.Purechancehadbroughtustogetherthatday.我们那天相遇纯属偶然.Theymetthatdaytodiscusstheplan.那天他们开会讨论这个计划.Shewasinglovesbecauseitwasrathercoldthatday.她戴了手套是因为那一天相当寒冷.■thisday的意思是“今天”（其前通常不用介词）,但这是很正式的用法,在普通情况下,尤其是口语中用得较少.如：Wehavethisdaycommissionedamemorialinthegeneral’shonour.今天我们已委托人为将军树碑.在通常情况下,我们用today表示“今天”.如：Ihaveanumberofimportantthingstodotoday.今天我有许多重要事情要做.Itwon’tmakemuchdifferencewhetheryougotodayortomorrow.你今天去也好,明天去也好,关系不大.英语中有个习语inthisdayandage,意思是“当今”,与nowadays,thesedays等同义.如：Youngpeoplehavealotoffreedominthisdayandage.如今年轻人很自由.Whydresssoformallyinthisdayandage?都这年月了怎么还穿那么正式?注意某些习语的用法,如tothisday表示“至今”“直到今天”.如：Hersecretremainsuntoldtothisday.她的秘密至今仍未透露.Tothisday,Istilldon’tknowwhyshedidit.至今我仍不明白她为什么干那件事.■thesedays的意思是“近来”“如今”“现在”,其前习惯上不加介词.如：Irarelyseeherthesedays.近来我很少见到她.Apounddoesn’tgofarthesedays.现今一英镑不经一用.Newstravelsquicklythesedays.近来消息传播得很快.Jobsarehardtocomebythesedays.近来,很难找到工作.Idon’thavemuchtimetoreadthesedays.我这些日子没什么时间读书.■thosedays前通常要用介词in,短语inthosedays的意思是“那时”“当时”“那年头”“那年月”等,inthosedays在许多情况下与atthattime意思相同.如：Wewerepoorinthosedays.那时我们很穷.Lifewashardinthosedays.在那些日子里,生活很苦.Iwasstilllivingwithmyparentsinthosedays.我那时还跟父母住在一起.Onlyasmallnumberofpeoplewentabroadinthosedays.那时只有少数人出国.Itwasn’tquitethedonethingforwomentodrinkinpubsinthosedays.那年月女的到酒店喝酒可不成体统.