趣味问答

1.My mother gave birth to me when she was 36years old. So when I was 12, she was 48, 4 times asold as I was. Do you think when I become 24, she'llstill get 4 times as old as I am?     

浅析when一特殊用法

学英语的人对When-词并不觉得陌生,但when有一用法却很特殊且多数词典均未涉及。请看下列句子: 1.I was thinking of this when I heard my name called. 2.He was just about to dive when he saw the shark. 3.I was watching the television,when suddenly the lights went out. 4.One evening little Hans was sitting near the fire whne he heard a loud knock at the door. 这些句子里的when其用法有哪些特殊之处?本文将从语义、语法和汉译处理三方面分析其特征。为分析方便起见,下文将位于when前面的分句叫做when前分句(pre—when clause),简称when前句,将位于when后面的分句叫做when后分句(post—when clause),简称when后句。     

妈妈说我四岁!

About ten years ago, there was a moment when I put my mom's foot in her mouth. It was when I was about five years old, when I was visiting my grandparents in California. My mom thought she needed a break from her parents for about a day, so she decided     

1999年吉林省中考阅读题集粹与精析（有改动）

Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very good at it. He painted(绘画) many beautiful and interesting pictures,     

Let''''s March On With Our Motherland

When I was young,there was a small winding road between ourvillage and Banzhuang Township.It was covered with soft soil when itwas dry.But when it rained,it was covered with much mud.Neitherpeople nor vehicles could travel on it.     

when,while及as考点辨析

when,while及as都能引导多种状语从句:一、when常见考点1、"当……时候",引导时间状语从句。When he was a young man,he was fond of hunting. It was already 10:00PM,when I finished the work. 2、"正在那时,这时"等于and at that time,引导时     

I''''d Like Another Doctor to Come and See Me

When Geordon was young he played a lot of sports games, and he was thin and strong, but when he was about 45, he began to get fat and slow. He couldn't breathe as before and when he     

看日出

I met lishuang when we were working for a tradingcompany in Taipei.It was the summer before I started sec-ondary school.My older brother had just married,and Ididn’t get along with my sister-in-law,so I was in low spirits(情绪低落的)all the time.I was also at the age when one     

Jokes

1.Father and son Father:You know,Mike,when Lincoln was your age,he was a very good pupil.In fact,he was the best pupil in his class.Mike:Yes,Father.I know that.But when he was your age,he was President of the United States.2.How do you find it?Teacher:Mike,you copied from John’s paper in today’s exam,didn’t you?     

"Why develop? It's easier not to."

I would like you to think abont when you first decided to become a teacher, when you were a child, when you were in secondary school, or the circumstances moved you along and you suddenly found yourself in this career. That's what happened to me. I become a teacher by chance. When I was 18. I went to South America to visil some relatives. My uncle was a professor, and I was supposes to stay with them three months in     

英语成语自学

BIG FROG IN A SMALL POND Glen was a leader in his high school. He enjoyed it when peoplerecognized him in school and on the street. He was unhappy when hewas in a group of people who did not know him. When it was time for Glen to choose a college, he decided to go toKnox College, which was very small, rather than a large school. He     

谈谈“It+be+时间词+连词+其它成分”中连词的选择

在教学中,我们常常遇到“It+be+时间词+连词+其它成分”这种句子。很多学生对其中连词的选用感到困难。下面我们观察和分析一下这类句子的特征。 一般来说,可用于这类句子的连词有that,when,since和before。一、that与when 我们先观察下面两组句子:G1 1. It was in September that we began our senior high school. 2. It was at midnight that we got everything ready for the meeting. G2 1. It was September when we began our senior high school. 2. It was midnight when we had got everything ready for the meeting. 这两组句子十分相似。但是只要仔细观察,我们就可以发现它们的差异:第     

幽默笑话(英文)

When Mr Jones went to restaurant one day,he left his coat near the door.There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he     

英汉翻译讲话——第七讲 若干常用虚词(下)

这一讲讨论英语中几个表示时间意义的常用虚词:when,while,until,before和since,这些连词在理解与翻译上有些方面值得注意,下面分别举例作些说明。Ⅰ.when连词when有一种用法相当特殊,为了便于说明问题,请先看一个例句:1.He was going to throw the dishaway when he noticed that the penicil-lium colony was surrounded by an areacompletely clear of the pathogenic bac-teria.     

Why Do We Shake Hands?

Nowadays, it seems completely natural for us to shake hands when we meet someone or say goodbye to others. However, why do we do so?In the olden days, the hand was a symbol of power and strength. Then, there was no machinery or weapon. The hand was very important. It was used to catch or kill animals, fight enemies, make tools and weapons. So, when a person extended his hand to someone, it showed that he was not armed. This could mean goodwill or friendship.     

2002年春夏季高考英语短文改错题分析

2002年春季高考题:My brother Tom was very selfish when he was a little boy.He did not want share things with other people.Forexample,when he bought a chocolate cake,he would put themin a secret place where I couldn’t find.Then he     

友情一生

In kindergarten~([幼儿园]) your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayont~([蜡笔]) when all that was left was the ugly black one. In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their~注lunch with you when you     

一次不可思议的经历

It was a busy scene in the street when the Spring Festival was drawing near. I was helping my wife sell the goods at her stand when there were too many buyers around. One old woman, with her both hands occupied, was picking out trousers all by herself. She was wandering which one to take. She spent so long in choosing that I lost patience. So I just left her alone and turned to greet another guest. At the same time I saw a group of guys walking towards our stand. I was glad that we could make a little more today before my wife whispered into my ear "WATCH OUT!". "WHY?" I asked loudly. "Shoo-." my wife held her finger up to stop me and rolled her eyes at me when she quickly covered the moneybag tightly. "What?" I still wanted to find out the reason when the guys stood around the old woman. The guest I served left without buying anything though he liked the item very much.     

The Thief''''s Story

I was still a thief when I met Anil. And though only 15,I was an experienced and fairly successful hand.     

JOKES

Helen＇s eyes were not very good,so she usually wore glasses. But when she was nineteen never wore glasses when and began she was to go out with a young man, she th him. When he e, ame to the door to take her out, she would take her glass off, and when she got back home again and he left, she would put them on.