Normal, ordinary
平常───usual;正常───normal
He displayed his usual pessimism.───他流露出惯有的悲观.
He is not his usual self today.───他今天态度有点异常.
After lunch there was a little more clearing up to do than usual.───午餐之后要做的清扫工作比平时略多。
He arrived earlier than usual.───他到得比往常早.
Three vacations occur in the course of the year, viz, two weeks at Christmas, ten days at Easter and the usual two months in summer.───一年中有三个假期, 即圣诞节两周, 复活节十天以及通常的两个月暑假.
He came home later than usual.───他回家比平时晚了些。
After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion.───互致寒暄之后,他们便开始严肃的讨论了。
Although he is getting along in years, he can work hard as usual.───虽然他年岁已大, 但他还能像往常一样努力工作.