请问一下，英语中的时间段状语有什么种类？
譬如最常见的是“for+一段时间”，如：
for a few days
for three months
for a long time
for years
还有什么种类呢？
大致总结一下，表示时间段的状语有以下几类：
1. for+时间段
It rained for four days. 下了四天雨。
The fighting went on for eight days. 战斗持续了八天。
The strike continued for two months. 罢工持续了两个月。
He was in jail for several months. 他在监狱里呆了几个月。
2. until…
She stayed until noon. 她呆到中午才走。
Wait until I give the sign. 等我给你信号。
Breakfast is served until 9 a.m. 早餐提供到上午九点。
Patrick stayed in bed until 11 o’clock. 帕特里克11点钟才起床。
Jerry lived in Cairo until quite recently. 直至不久之前杰里一直住在开罗。
3. since…
He has worked there since 1969. 自从1969年到今天他一直在那里工作。
They have been close friends since childhood. 他们从小就是亲密的朋友。
I’ve been here since January. 自从1月份以来，我一直在这里。
I’ve been in politics since I was at university. 自上大学以来，我一直从事政治活动。
4. from...to...
He will be in London from Monday to Thursday inclusive. 他从星期一块直到星期四（包含这一天在内）都在伦敦。
They stayed from Friday night to Sunday morning. 他们从星期五晚上一直逗留带星期天早上。
5. in / over the last / past…
In the past few days I’ve been very busy. 过去的这几天我一直非常忙。
Profits have been sliding over the last few years. 在过去几年里收益一直在降低。
Share prices have held steady over the last few days. 股价过去几天来一直维持稳定。
There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks. 过去两周大家对选举一直有强烈的兴趣。
