before是什么意思(before到底是理解为之前还是理解为之后)
before是什么意思(before到底是理解为之前还是理解为之后)
一、before高考题例子
1、You must learn to consult your feelings and your reasonbeforeyou reach any decision.
(你必须先学会把你的感受和理由跟他人商榷一下,再做决定。)
2、It won’t be longbeforehe returns to his native land.
(不久之后他将回到自己的祖国。)
3、A whole month had passedbeforeshe fully recovered.
(整整一个月后她的伤才痊愈。)
4、 If you miss this chance, it may be yearsbefore you get another one.
(错过这次机会,也许要多年后才有这样的机会。)
5、 We need to get to the root of the problembeforewe can solve it.
(我们需要找到问题的根源,问题才能得到解决。)
6、 There is only one more day to gobeforeyour favorite music group play live.
(再过一天你才能听到你喜爱乐队现场样子演奏。)
二、before用法总结
以上六个句子都是“before” 引导的从句做时间状语,英语状语位置灵活,而汉语状语都是前置的,换句话说就是我们国人喜欢按部就班站在时间的起点看问题,而英美人则喜欢先讲事物的结果,再讲事物发生的时间。学外语,我们要懂得换位思考,当我们使用英语时要把before理解为之前,当我们译成汉语时,根据汉语的习惯,要把before理解为“之后”或者是“来不及”。比如Someone called me at midnight, but it hung up before I could answer it.(午夜有人打电话来,我还没来得及接就挂了。)