这时的before 是连词(也可做介词)
例:We had scarcely left our school before it began to rain.
我们刚离开学校,天就下雨了。(完成时)
I had studied French for four months before I came here.
我来这儿以前就已学了四个月法语了。(before 接完成时)
He fell ill three days ago. 他病了三天了。(ago 则只能接动词过去式,同时注意瞬间动词的问题。)
He left two months ago. 两个月前他离开了。(同上)
I met her a few minutes ago. 我在几分钟前碰到他了。(同上)
since以来during 间,since 时态多变换
与之相比beside,除了last but one.
即beside 的一般用法是“在……旁边”,但还有“和……相比”等特殊用法。
例:I feIt so weak in spoken English beside them. 和他们相比,我感到我的口语太差。
Beside work and study,all else was trivial. 同工作和学习比起来,其他一切都是小事。
除了last but one,即but 多指“除了”的意思,也有“倒数第几”的意思。last but one 即不是最后一个。
例:I haven't told anybody but one.
除了我爱人,我谁也没告诉。(除了)
Who but a fool would study foreign language well if he is a hard working one.
如果他勤奋好学的话,除了傻瓜谁都能学好外语。(除了)
Look at the last page but one.
请看倒数第2页。
He was the last but three in maths examination this time.
他这次数学考试成绩倒数第四。
They live in the next house but one.
他们住在隔壁过去一家。
复不定for、找,价,原,对,给,段,去,为,作,赞
复不定for,即用for 引出的不定式复合结构,也就是for 加名(代)加不定式;找,意为找到,提供; 价,意为价格、工资;原,意为原因;段,意为时间或距离;去,意为去某地或开往某地;作,意为作为;赞,意为赞成(用于系表结构。)
例:It is high time for us to start.
我们不该再迟延了。