before的各种译法

一、before译为“在……之前”。例如:1.He finished his homework before he went to bed.他睡觉前做完了家庭作业。2.Turn off the light before you go out.你出去前要关灯。二、主句中的动作和从句中的动作相继发生,主句中的谓语动词为肯定形式,before常译为“……之后才…     

before的延伸意义

before常被译为“以前;在……之前”。纵览高中教材,结合语境和具体句子,before还表示以下意义: 1.然后(才)……;……以后(才)……eg:1)They can travel hundreds of miles in the wind,before falling to     

词序不同,句意截然

英语中有些词组由于词序不同,含义和用法也就大不相同。本文就常见的一些词组浅析如下: 1.much too/too much much too修饰副词或形容词,意为“非常”,“极其”;too much具有副词、名词和形容词的作用,用作形容词时修饰不可数名词,意为“太多”,“过于……”。例句: He is much too tired today. You've wasted too much time and money. 2.long before/before long long before意为“很久以前”,“在……以前”;before long(=soon)意为“不久”。例句: I had heard of the man long before I camehere.     

before译法种种

在近几年的高考试题中,before的出现率很高。before的译法比较特殊,有时要从“反面着笔”,才能给出恰当的汉语对应语。笔者结合近几年的高考题,简要地谈一下before的译法。1.before译为“在……之前”。例如:Dontcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.(Proverb)不要在蛋尚未孵出之前先数鸡。(勿过分指望没有把握之事。)(谚语)Wedowanttobuysomethingnowbeforepricesgoup.在物价上涨之前,我们现在的确想买一些东西。2.before译为“……才”。例如:Themeetingwasoverbeforehearrived.会议结束了,他才到。Youmustfinishyourhomeworkbeforey…     

由一道高考题谈“It+be+时间+从句”句型

请看2005安徽卷第29题:That was really a splendid evening.It’syears I enjoyed m yself so m uch.A.when B.that C.before D.since答案为D。句意是“那确实是个美妙的夜晚。我有几年没这么开心了。”显然该题考查了“It be 时间 从句”这一句型。本文就这一句型归纳如下:1.It w as/w ill be 时间 before...表示“过多长时间就(才)……”在否定句中,表示“没过多长时间就……”。例如:It will be two days before our m anagercom es back from abroad.我们经理要过两天才从国外回来。It was not long before the girl could re-cite the whole text.这女孩没多久就能背诵整篇课文了。2.It w as/w ill be 时间 until/till...。例如:It will be five days until m y birthdaycom es.离我的生日还有五天。It was o...     

初中英语典型错误例析

1.那棵树前面有辆新自行车吗?[误]Is there a new bike before the tree?[正] Is there a new bike in front of the tree?[析]in front of和before都指“在……前面”。在现代英语中,一般不用before表示“某人/ 某物在……地点前面”,而in front of则可     

句型回顾

(接上期)…before…没来得及……就……▲在汉语中并不都把英语的before翻译成“……之前”。Before还可以用来表达其他意思。如:1)I cut in before he finished his speech.他还没来得及讲完,我就插嘴了。2)T he roof fell before he had tim e to dashinto the room to save his baby.他还没有来得及冲进房间把孩子救出来,房顶就塌了。3)H e ran off before I could stop him.我还没有来得及阻止他,他已经跑了。4)T he couple left before their daughtercould have a w ord w ith them.这对夫妇的女儿还没来得及和他们说句话,他们就离…     

高一英语(上)语言点与高考题(Units4-6)

1.Beforeshecouldmove,sheheardaloudnoise,whichgrewtoaterribleroar.(P24)[语言点]before的译法比较灵活。“sthhappenedbeforesbcoulddo...”译为“某人还没来得及……就……”;“Itwillbe 时间段 beforesbdoes...”则译为“要过一段时间才……”;此外,before也有“以免”之意。例如:Thebuildingfelldownbeforetheworkerscouldrunout.工人们还没来得及逃出来,大楼就倒塌了。Itwillbefiveyearsbeforewemeetagain.五年以后我们才能再次见面。Makeashoppinglistbeforeyouforgetwhattobuy.列出一张购物单来,以免忘了要买什么东西。[语言点…     

从高考题看it引起的几个易混淆的时间句型

请先看两道高考题:1.It was som e tim e we real鄄ized the truth.穴2005山东雪A.w hen B.untilC.since D.before2.That was really a splendid evening.It’s years I enjoyed m yself som uch.穴2005安徽雪A.w hen B.thatC.before D.since两道题的答案都为D。it句型是高考的测试重点,在平时的学习中,同学们对“It be 时间 从句.”这个结构经常混淆不清,现将常见的几种it句型归纳如下:1.It be 时间 since...表示“自从……以来已有多长时间了”这种结构表示由过去某一时刻到现在(说话时刻)为止的一段持续时间的总和,since从句中谓语…     

问题解答

问1:before,infrontof,inthefrontof在用法上究竟有没有差别?答:有差别。before的用途要广些。它既可表示方位上“在……的前面”,也可表示时间上“在……之前”。例如:①Hewantedtoshowoffbeforehispar-ents.他要在他父母面前炫耀。②Don’tputthecartbeforethehorse.不要本末倒置。③Wearesittingbeforeourhouse.我们坐在我们的房子前。④Myfatherwillreturnbeforenoon.我父亲中午之前回来。⑤Ioftenstudyfarintothenightbeforeexamination.考试前我常常学习到深夜。before还可谈抽象的“在……之前”,这时翻译要灵活。例如:⑥Pridecomesbeforeafall.骄傲必败。⑦Workcomesbeforepleasure.工作才有乐趣。infrontof则常表示方位上“在……之前”。例如:⑧Noparkinginfrontofthehouse.房前不停车。⑨Don’tsitinfrontofthefire.不要坐在火堆前。⑩Don’tt...     

before用法点击

一、用作介词1.表示时间,意为“……以前”,反义词为after,后面多按时间点。例: My father usually gets up before five o’clockin the morning.我父亲早上通常在五点以前起床。You must wash your hands before meals.饭前你们必须洗手。2.表示位置,意为“在……前面”,反义词为behind。例:     

中考链接

考点1考查副词as的用法[真题回放](2004山西)The ice in the lake is as as it was before..A.thin B.thinner C.thinnest D.the thinnest[解题点拨]选A。as…as…像……一样……前一个as为副词,修饰形容词、副词,第二个as为介词“,像……”。英语中修饰形容词或副词的还有too,very,so,quite,rather等,它们所修的形容词或副词一律用原级。故B,C,D答案都不对。考点2考查形容词修饰不定代词的用法[真题回放](2004沈阳)You’d better not read today’s newspaper,becausethere is in it.A.somethinginteresting B.andthingnewC.importan…     

2003年柳州市中考英语试题选点

1.Now China has joined WTO.English becomes________popular than before.A.many B.much C.most D.more点评做这道题关键要抓住中国的“Now”与“before”来比较,找出关键词“than”,然后就很有把握地选出答案D.2._______this kind of wood________for making a model     

连词before在状语从句中的理解与翻译

连词before是一个常用词,在状语从句中一般译为“在……之前”,但在很多情况下,由于英汉两种语言的差异,before的翻译极为复杂,不能一律译为“在……之前”。例如:     

before用法点击

一、用作介词1.表示时间,意为“……以前”,反义词为after,后面多接时间点。例: My father usually gets up before fiveo’clock in the morning.我父亲早上通常在五点前起床。You must wash your hands before meals.饭前你们必须洗手。     

句法练习30题

1 .Edison made a lot of inventions,_ofgreat lmPortance. A .which 1 think are B .which 1 think theyare C .whieh 1 think they D .1 think which are 2 .It won’t be___you___your rePairwork. Along before:eomPlete B .before long:eomPlete C .long before;will comPlete D .before long;will eomPlete 3 .This 15 the one of the hapPiest days_sPent in my life. A .th吐has ever been B .that have never been C .whieh was ever D,wehave never 4 .While watehing TV,_. Athe boy eame in B .Mum was eooking C …     

Before从句的翻译

众所周知,连词 before 用来引导时间状语从句,其本义是“在……之前”。然而,一些学生倾向于把 before 从句一概译成“在……之前”。但这样翻译在很多情况下并不是通顺达意的汉语。请比较下例的译文:     

BEFORE并不总是“以前”

我们都知道before表示“以前”或“在……之前”,其实,before在不同的句子里有着不同的词义,在:译成汉语时要多加注意。下面分别进行说明。     

英语中的“一……就”表达法

一、as soon as...表“一……就”。例如:The students were quiet as soon as the teacher came in.老师一进来学生就安静下来了。二、hardly...when(before);scarcely...when(before);barely...when(before);no sooner...than表“一……就”。如果hardly,scarcely,barely,nosooner位于句首,主句须用部分倒装结构,且多用过去完成时态。例如:The spyhad nosooner returned home(No sooner had the spy returned home)than he was told to go toanother country.这个间谍刚回家就被告之去另一个国家。We had hardlybegun(Hardlyhad we begu…     

“过去完成时”专项训练(英文)

1.The class before Tom into the classroom.A.began;w as walking B.had begun;walkedC.begins;walks D.was beginning;w alked2.I the dinneralready by the tim e m y parents reached hom e yester-day afternoon.A.had cooked B.cookedC.have cooked D.was cooking3.H e s already gone hom e.B ut before he,he all the m is-takes in his com position.A.left;has corrected B.has left;correctedC.had left;corrected D.left;had corrected4.I any of Piccaso s paintings before I visited the artm useum.A.have never …