“一……就……”表达法种种
英语中的“一……就……”的表达法很多,现将表示时间状语的引导词归纳如下:
1. as soon as 既可置于主句前,也可置于主句后。如:
As soon as he comes, I'll ring you up.
他一到我就给你打电话。
His daughter got married as soon as she graduated from Wuhan University.
他女儿从武汉大学一毕业就结婚了。
2. once 一般置于主句前。如:
Once you visit the city, you will like it.
一旦你参观了这个城市你就会喜欢上它。
Once you know the rules of water polo, you'll be able to play well.
一旦你知道这些水球的规则你就能打好。
3. on + 动名词,一般置于句首。如:
On referring to my dictionary, I found I had made a spelling mistake.
我一查词典就发现我有一个拼写错误。
On arriving at the station, he went to buy the tickets.
一到车站他就去买票。
4. the moment / instant 既可置于主句前,也可置于主句后。如:
The moment I caught sight of him, he disappeared.
我刚看见他,他就没影儿了。
He ran away the instant he heard the whistle.
一听到铃声他就跑了。
5. immediately / instantly 一般置于主句后。如:
She hid the gift immediately she heard the knock at the door.
一听见敲门声她就把礼物藏了起来。
She wrote to me the instant she reached Jinan.
一到济南她就给我写了信。
6. soon after 后接句子作连词,后接(动)名词作介词。如:
Soon after we reached home, it began to rain.
我们一到家,天就下起了雨。
Soon after (eating) breakfast, he went to school.
一吃完早饭他就去上学了。
7. no sooner ... than 如位于句首就采用倒装语序,如不位于句首就用正常语序。如:
No sooner had I left the house than it began to snow.
我一离开家就开始下雪了。
I had no sooner got to the station than the train started.
我刚到车站火车就开了。
8. hardly ... when, scarcely ... when / before 如置于句首,就采用倒装语序,如不置于句首就采用正常语序。如:
Hardly had he begun to speak when we interrupted him.
他刚一说话,就被我们打断了。
He had hardly sat down when he stood up again.
他刚一坐下就又站了起来。
9. at the mention of 其意为“一提到……”。如:
At the mention of it, she got very excited.
一提到这事她就非常激动。
At the mention of her father who had died two months before, she burst into tears.
一提到她两个月前去世的父亲她就痛哭起来。
10. at the sight of 其意为“一看到……”。如:
At the sight of the picture I thought of my childhood.
一看见这幅画我就想起了我的童年。
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