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upset adj.心烦意乱的;不适的 vt.使不安;使心烦;打翻 (upset,upset)
(1)be upset about/over/at sth.
为某事心烦/难过
be upset to do sth./that... 对做某事感到不安/难过
(2)upset oneself about sth. 为某事而烦恼
It upsets sb.to do sth./that... 让某人心烦的是……
①She was upset to know (know) that her application for the position was refused.
得知她对这个职位的申请遭到拒绝,她感到很沮丧。
②He was upset that you didn't reply to his letters.
=It upset him that you didn't reply to his letters.
你没有给他回信,他很不安。
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before conj.常用来表示从句动作发生之前的时间,译法灵活
写出下列句中before的含义
①Don't forget to take an umbrella before you leave.在……之前
②It was not long before he became used to the life there.(不久)就……
③Lock your bike before it gets stolen.以免……
④It was a long time before I got to sleep again.……才……
⑤You'd better write down her phone number before you forget it.趁着没……
(1)强调从句动作发生在主句之前,意为“还没来得及……就……”。
(2)在特定的情景中,意为“趁着没……”。
(3)强调动作发生的时间长,意为“过了(多久)才……”。
(4)在“It+be+时间段+before从句”中,意为“……之后才……”。
(5)在“It+be+not+long+before从句”中,意为“……不久就……”。
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