e.g. Please don’t talk so loud while others are working. While you are sorting your things upstairs, I’ll pack your books.
as用法小结: as引导时间状语从句,意为“在……的 时候,当”,有以下两种常见用法: (1) 两件事情同时发生
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某些表示时间的名词词组, 如 the day, the year, the morning, every time, each time, next time, the first time, by the time等, 也可以引导时间状语从句。 ① Every time I catch a cold, I have pain
(3) 我刚一到家天就下雨了。(no sooner … than …) No sooner had I got home than it began to rain.
(4) 他刚做完试卷,铃声就响了。 (hardly … when …) Hardly had he finished the test when the bell rang.
reading this book. By the time you come here, I will have finished this work. By the time I stand here, I have realized my fault.
有些词, 如 immediately, directly, instantly, the (very) moment, the minute, the instant等, 当用于as soon as的意义时, 也可以引导时间状语从句。