内容正文:
Grammar
Review of
adverbial clauses of time
①He entered the room__________the meeting was going on.
② _______she comes, I shall tell her to wait for you.
③They arrived ____________ we were having dinner.
④______Tony spoke aggressively, Mary listened patiently.
⑤____ time passes, the trade war is becoming worse.
1.when/while/as的用法:
while/when/as
while/when/as
When
While
As
(随着)
(一段时间,延续)
(指时间点,非延续,不能用while)
(一段时间,延续)
(同时发生,对比)
Point1: 用 法
when 从句谓语用延续性动词和非延续性动词均可,主、从句谓语表示的动作可同时或先后发生
while 从句谓语用延续性动词
表示两个延续性动作同时发生且具有对比意味,常与进行时连用
as 强调主、从句动作同时发生
表示“随着”之意
①He was about to leave when someone knocked at the door.
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②Mary was speaking when Tony broke in impolitely!
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③We had just finished the Party on the school playground when it began to rain heavily.
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be about to do…
be on the point of doing... when…
be doing…
had (just) done...
他刚要走忽然有人敲门
Mary在发言时Tony突然插话!
我们在学校操场上的活动刚结束突然就下起了大雨
2.before, since引导时间状语从句的用法:
①We must leave our dormitory before the dormitory teachers close the gate at 7:15
在寝室老师在7点15分关门前,我们必须离开寝室。
②Tony broke in before Mary could finish her words.
Mary还来不及说完Tony就插嘴了。
③Study English hard before it is too late!
趁还不是太晚,努力学习英语吧。
④Cath hasn’t phoned since she went to Berlin.
Cath自从去了柏林还没有打来过电话。
Point2:
before的基本意思是“在…之前”但可灵活翻译为 “还来不及…就…”,“趁…时”; since则表示“从…以后;自…以来”
1. Pessimistically, it will be a long time before China makes a trade deal with America.
2. Optimistically, it won't be a long time before China makes a trade deal with America.
3. It wasn't long before he left the country.
4. It was some time before I realized the truth.
5. It is/has been many years since the trade problem arose between China and America.
It will be +段时间+before.. 要过...才...
It won‘t be +段时间+before… 过不了..就..
It is/was+时间段+before… 过了...才.