1、It + will be + 时间段 + before 等表示“在之后才”的句型总结一、用于句型“It + will be + 时间段 + before.”句型中,表示“要过多久才”,也可用于“It + may be + 时间段 + before.”,表示“也许要过多久才”。Before 后的句子中用一般现在时态。其否定形式“It will/would not be +时间段+ before”表示“不久就,过不了多久就”。【典型考例】(1)The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a lon
2、g time _ we meet them again.(2007 安徽卷)A. after B. before C. since D. when(2)How long do you think it will be _China sends a manned spaceship to the moon? (2006 福建卷)Perhaps two or three years.A. when B. until C. that D. before(3)It _ long before we _ the result of the experiment.( 上海春招 2002)A. will n
3、ot be.will know B. is.will knowC. will not be.know D. is.know(4) Scientists say it may be five or six years_ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients. (2004 福建)A. since B. after C. before D. when解析:答案为 BDCC。考题(1)(2)before 用于肯定的“It + will be + 时间段 + before.”句型中,表示“要过多久才”。(3)before 在本题中用
4、于否定句,意为“过不了多久就会”, 状语从句要用一般现在时代替一般将来时,可知 C 项为正确答案,句意是:要不了多久我们就会知道试验的结果了。(4)宾语从句中含有句型“It + may be + 时间段 + before.”,表示“也许要过多久才”,故选择答案 C。二、用于句型 “it was +时间段+ before ” 表示 “过了(多长时间)才”。其否定形式“ it was not +时间段+ before ” 意为“不久就”, “没过(多长时间)就”。【典型考例】It was some time _we realized the truth. (2005 山东)A. when B. u
5、ntil C. since D. before解析:答案为 D。before 用于句型“it was +时间段+ before ” 表示 “过了(多长时间)才”。该题题意是“过了一段时间我们才意识到事情的真相”。故正确答案为 C 项。表示“在之后才”。副词“才”在汉语中强调某事发生得晚或慢。如果在含有 before 从句的复合句中,强调从句动作发生得晚或慢时,就可以应用这种译法。【典型考例】The American Civil War lasted four years _ the North won in the end.(2005 广东)A. after B. before C. when
6、 D. then解析:答案为 B。本题考查连词 before 表示“在之后才”之的用法,根据本句含义“美国南北战争持续了四年,北方才最终取得胜利”,可知本题应选 B。三、表示“还没来得及就”。目的在于强调从句动作发生之前,主句动作已发生。【典型考例】Why didnt you tell him about the meeting? ( 2006 四川卷) He rushed out of the room _ I could say a word.A. before B. until C. when D. after解析:答案为 A。本题考查连词 before 表示“还没来得及就”的用法。句意
7、是“我还没来得及说一句话,他就冲出了房间”。四、表示“在之前就”。这时主句与 before 从句中的两个动作按时间先后依次发生。【典型考例】It was evening_ we reached the little town of Winchester. (2004 天津)A. that B. until C. since D. before解析:答案为 D。本题考查连词 before 表示“在之前就”的用法。句意是“我们到达小镇 Winchester 之前就已经是傍晚时分了”。五、表示“趁”,“等到”,或 “没等就 ”等。【典型考例】He made a mistake, but then h
8、e corrected the situation _ it got worse.(2003 北京)A. until B. when C. before D. as解析:答案为 C。由 made a mistake 和转折词 but 可知本题句意是“他出了差错, 但没等其进一步恶化,他就调整了局势”。故正确答案为 C 项。六、和 hardly,scarcely 连用,表示“刚一就”。该结构主句常用过去完成时,当 hardly 位于句首时,要用倒装语序,例如:I had hardly sat down before the telephone rang.=Hardly had I sat dow
9、n before the telephone rang.We had scarcely reached the school before it began to rain.= Scarcely had we reached the school before it began to rain 我们刚到学校天就下雨了。我刚一坐下电话就响了。七、和其它相似句型的区别有时候 before 引导的时间状语从句与 since,when 引导的时间状语从句在下列结构中较相似,容易混淆。“It be +时间段 + since 引导的时间状语从句”表示“自从已经有多长时间了”。主句用一般现在时或现在完成时。
10、“It be +时间点 +when 引导的时间状语从句”表示“某个动作发生时,是某个时间”。主句谓语动词可以是一般过去时,也可以是一般将来时。【典型考例】(1) It is almost five years we saw each other last time. (2005北京春)A. before B. since C. after D. when(2) Did Jack come back early last night? (2005 福建) Yes. It was not yet eight o clock_ he arrived home.A. before B. when C.
11、 that D. until解析:答案为 BB。考题(1)考查的是“It be +时间段 + since 引导的时间状语从句”结构,句意是“自从上次我们见面以来已经近五年没有见了”,故选择答案 B。考题(2)考查的是句型“It be +时间点 +when 引导的时间状语从句”,句意是“他昨晚回家时还不到 8 点”,故选择答案 B。八、before long 和 long before 的区别before long 意为“不久,很快”(其中 before 是介词,long 是名词),常在句中作状语,多与动词的过去时或将来时连用。例如:The work will be finished befor
12、e long. 工作不久就会完成。Before long he had to move on again. 不久,他被迫再次迁移。long before 意为“很久以前”(其中 long 是副词。long before 单独使用时,before 是介词;long before 后接从句时,before 是连词。)这个词组常与过去时或过去完成时连用,跟从句时也可用在一般现在时的句子中。例如:She said that she had heard of it long before. 她说她早就听说过此事。It will be long before he arrives. 还要等很久他才能到达。