rarely =not often

adv.

1.罕見地,少有地；難得

2.極好地,出色地

3.特殊地,非同尋常地

we rarely met

Rarely does the narrator comment on or explain a character"s actions or thoughts or motives.There"s only the barest minimum of dialogue.

作者極少評價或解釋一個人物的行為,或思想或動機,文章中只有不能再直白的對話.

barely

adv.

1.只有,僅；不多於；幾乎不,簡直沒有；剛剛,勉強

2.赤裸裸地,不加掩飾地,無遮蔽地,無偽裝地；不加發揮地；明白地,公開地,露骨地；直截了當地

3.光禿禿地；貧乏地,不足地

4.一絲不掛地,赤身裸體地

5.[古語]僅僅,只,不過

1.by a small margin

They could barely hear the speaker

2.in a sparse or scanty way

a barely furnished room

barely表示頻度,rarely表示肯定