1、Before从句的翻译He went away before I could reply.a.在我能够回答之前,他就离去了。b.我还没来得及回答,他就离去了。It will be five years before we meet again.a.在我们再见之前,将会是五年的时间。b.我们将在五年之后才能再见。1.“(在)……前”Before I came here, I hadn't had any English.来这儿之前,我没学过英语。I’ll see you again before you return home.在你回家之前,我再来看你。Take the
2、medicine before you go to bed.你睡觉之前服药。2.正反译法--“还没……就”He had pressed the button before we stoppedhim.我们还没来得及阻止他,他就按了按钮Before I realized it, the year had passed.还没等我弄清是怎么回事,这一年就过去了。正反译法ShearrivedbeforeIexpected.我想不到,她到得那么早。ThreemonthswentbybeforeAqiaoknewit.阿巧不知不觉地过了三个月。Beforetheirfirstchi
5、emustworkharderthanever.为了能够完成生产计划,我们必须更加努力地工作。BeforeonecanspeakEnglishfluently,hemustspeakthelanguageasoftenaspossible.一个人要想能讲一口流利的英语,他就必须尽可能经常地讲这种语言。6.“比……先(早)……”They got there before we did.他们比我们先到那里。He finished his homework before I did.他比我先做完作业.My mother often gets up before I do.母亲
6、经常比我起得早。7."Hardly(Scarcely)…before…"“(刚)一……,就……”Hardly had we got to the station before the train left.我们刚到火车站,火车就开了。Hardly had the operator pressed the button beforeall themachines began to work.操作人员一按电钮,所有的机器就开始运行。Scarcely had he gone out before it began to rain.他一出去,就下起雨来了。8.不用译出I had
7、 not gone a mile before I felt tired.没有走到一英里路,我已经疲倦了。