Learning Corner ①学习频道 with steel-like muscles,that are a good part of the 3、然后：在…之后 weight of the bird,and they will ply the short wings .Alfred stayed in the camp a week before he returned to with such irresistible power that they can bore for long Athelney. distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion 阿尔弗雷德在敌营里呆了一个星期之后，回到了阿 follows. 塞尔纳。 (第四册第9课“Royal Espionage") 鸭子以及与它们相似的鸽子有着天赋的钢铁般的肌 I shaved before I went to the party. 肉，占了体重的很大一部分。这些肌肉以巨大的力量扇 我刮了胡子，然后去参加宴会。 动短小的翅膀，使这类鸟能顶着大风飞行很远的距离才 4、别：不要 会疲劳。 (第四册第23课“Bird F1ight” 。Catch him before he escapes.抓住他，别让他跑了。 Every science worker will have to make numerous Take it before you change your mind. accurate computations before he can say that the results of 买了吧，别三心二意了。 his experiment are correct. 5、否则：免得 每个科学工作者必须做出大量的精确计算之后才能 。Go before I call the police.走吧，否则我叫警察了。 说他的实验结果是正确的。 .Now let me tell you this before I forget. 2、…就（当强调主句所表达的时间、距离很短或花费 我现在告诉你吧，免得我以后忘了。 的精力相对比较小时) 6、决不：与其 It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene 。I will die before I submit..我宁死不屈。 to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. He would die before he would betray his country. 没过多久就有一架直升飞机飞抵失事现场来搭救这 他宁愿死也不背叛国家。 些幸存者。 (第二册第75课“S0S”) He'd sit alone before he'd watch TV. Once the existence of this wavelength had been 他宁愿一个人坐着也不看电视。 discovered,it was not long before its use as the uniquely .She'll use the telephone before she'll put pen topaper. recognizable broadcasting frequency for interstellar com 她宁可打电话，而不愿意动笔写。 munication was suggested. People would pay large sums of money to gangsters for 这波长一经发现，很快就被建议用作星际通讯的惟 protection before having their life work destroyed. 一可辨认的广播频率。 人们宁可付给歹徒大笔保护费也不愿让毕生心血毁 There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point 于一且。 forward to a bluer,no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty,a vision which passes 难同Whether it be bird,.fish or beast,,the por- poise is intrigued with anything that is alive,.海豚对 before it is fullygl impsed. 六月蔚蓝的天空总使人遥想一个更加蔚蓝的苍穹： 任何活的东西都感兴趣，不管是鸟，是鱼还是野兽。 美丽的落日总会勾起一个更加绚丽的景象，这景象未及 (第四册第18课“Porpoises) 饱览就一闪即逝。 (第四册第24课“Beauty” 评析：该句的难点在于对whether引导让步状语 .I hadn't waited long before he came. 从句的虚拟语气的理解。在正式或高雅语体中，让步状 我没等多久他就来了。 语从句有时也会采用虚拟语气，即不管任何人称时态， They had been married for a month before they 一律使用动词原形（所以该结构严格意义上也属于be-式 quarreled. 虚拟语气的一种)，引导让步状语从句的结构有： 他们结婚一个月就吵架了。 whether、though、whatever,比如： .I hadn't gone amile before I felt tired. .Though he be the Headmaster himself,he shall agree to 我没走到一英里就觉得累了。 our plan. New Oriental English.43 1994-2009 China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House.All rights reserved.http://www.cnki.netNew Oriental English·43 Learning Corner 学习频道 with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and they will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows. 鸭子以及与它们相似的鸽子有着天赋的钢铁般的肌 肉，占了体重的很大一部分。这些肌肉以巨大的力量扇 动短小的翅膀，使这类鸟能顶着大风飞行很远的距离才 会疲劳。 (第四册第23课“Bird Flight”) Every science worker will have to make numerous accurate computations before he can say that the results of his experiment are correct. 每个科学工作者必须做出大量的精确计算之后才能 说他的实验结果是正确的。 2、 ……就(当强调主句所表达的时间、距离很短或花费 的精力相对比较小时) It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. 没过多久就有一架直升飞机飞抵失事现场来搭救这 些幸存者。 (第二册第75课“SOS”) Once the existence of this wavelength had been discovered, it was not long before its use as the uniquely recognizable broadcasting frequency for interstellar com￾munication was suggested. 这波长一经发现，很快就被建议用作星际通讯的惟 一可辨认的广播频率。 There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed. 六月蔚蓝的天空总使人遥想一个更加蔚蓝的苍穹； 美丽的落日总会勾起一个更加绚丽的景象，这景象未及 饱览就一闪即逝。 (第四册第24课“Beauty”) I hadn't waited long before he came. 我没等多久他就来了。 They had been married for a month before they quarreled. 他们结婚一个月就吵架了。 I hadn't gone a mile before I felt tired. 我没走到一英里就觉得累了。 3、 然后；在……之后 Alfred stayed in the camp a week before he returned to Athelney. 阿尔弗雷德在敌营里呆了一个星期之后，回到了阿 塞尔纳。 (第四册第9课“Royal Espionage”) I shaved before I went to the party. 我刮了胡子，然后去参加宴会。 4、 别；不要 Catch him before he escapes. 抓住他，别让他跑了。 Take it before you change your mind. 买了吧，别三心二意了。 5、 否则；免得 Go before I call the police. 走吧，否则我叫警察了。 Now let me tell you this before I forget. 我现在告诉你吧，免得我以后忘了。 6、 决不；与其 I will die before I submit.我宁死不屈。 He would die before he would betray his country. 他宁愿死也不背叛国家。 He'd sit alone before he'd watch TV. 他宁愿一个人坐着也不看电视。 She'll use the telephone before she'll put pen to paper. 她宁可打电话，而不愿意动笔写。 People would pay large sums of money to gangsters for protection before having their life work destroyed. 人们宁可付给歹徒大笔保护费也不愿让毕生心血毁 于一旦。 难句四 Whether it be bird, fish or beast, the por￾poise is intrigued with anything that is alive. 海豚对 任何活的东西都感兴趣，不管是鸟，是鱼还是野兽。 (第四册第18课“Porpoises”) 评 析：该句的难点在于对whether引导让步状语 从句的虚拟语气的理解。在正式或高雅语体中，让步状 语从句有时也会采用虚拟语气，即不管任何人称时态， 一律使用动词原形(所以该结构严格意义上也属于be-式 虚拟语气的一种) ，引导让步状语从句的结构有： whether、though、whatever，比如： Though he be the Headmaster himself, he shall agree to our plan. 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