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26.1 before long 和 long before
今天介绍两个关于before的知识点。
❶.before和ago的区别
首先,我们来对比两句话:
I took the exam three days ago.
(我三天前参加了考试。)
Last week she said that she took an exam three days before.
(上周她说她在三天前参加一场考试。)
两句话同样表达“三天前”,为什么一个用ago,一个用before呢?
那是因为,ago是以现在时间为基准的“三天前”,而before是以上周她说话那个时间为基准的“三天前”,从现在看有七八天了。
通过两个句子,各位读者应该能够感受到,英语语法无比讲究“精确”二字。
❷.before long和long before有区别
依然看两个句子:
I hope to buy a new phone before long.
我希望不久以后可以买台新手机。
Oh, I have heard it long before. Let me have a try.
哦,我很久以前就听说过了。让我试一试。
从翻译的中文就可以看出区别了,before long是 “不久以后”,而long before是“很久以前”,二者长得像但是差别很大。
今天关于before的小知识,你get到了吗?
今日练习:翻译下面句子,并将你的答案留言。
It was not long before he began to follow his old habit.
明早小编会将答案置顶至评论区哦~
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