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重、难点词汇讲解 — before
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    before用作连词时,表示时间,虽然意思是“在……前”,但在实际应用中,要看语境,译法非常灵活。根据语境,常常可译为“……才……”或“还没来得及……就……”。例如:[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/  eDzaFnB @m!FroG]

    The fire lasted about four hours before the firefighters could control it.大火燃烧了四个小时,消防队员们才控制住火势。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/  %u7p]3=WX|TYFroG]

    The boy knocked me off my bicycle. Before I could get on my feet, he rode away. 那男孩把我从自行车上撞了下来。我还没能站起来,他就骑车跑了。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ $?U4+(C6)s}( #S-FroG]

    另外,before还常用于以下两个句式中,并有灵活的译法:[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ P?0XK)`m.MVpEO.TFroG]

    (1) It is / was / will not long before...译为:不久就……。例如:[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ uN(2dW=Lr5#0#0'aoGFroG]

    It was not long before the English drove the enemy out of their country. 不久英国人就把敌人赶出了国门。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ,bu^VT4??!.`UFroG]

    It won't be long before we meet again. 不久我们还会再见面。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ubpR! d A44c"�, FroG]

    (2) It will be + 段时间 + before...译为:多久才……。例如:[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ ]N4l@K+ fd+J=)FroG]

    It will be years before we meet again after graduation from college. 大学毕业后,我们要很多年才会在见面。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ jf1jk{I;HJ Ty:NFroG]

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