漢語(yǔ)中的“一……就……”句式在英語(yǔ)中有多種表達(dá)方式,現(xiàn)將幾種常用的表達(dá)方式歸納如下:
一、連詞
1. as soon as
Ill ring you up as soon as I get a reply from Lucy. 我一得到露西的答復(fù)就給你打電話。
As soon as he got well, he went back to school. 他病一好就回去上學(xué)了。
2. no sooner... than...
She had no sooner gone to bed than the telephone rang. 她剛一上床睡覺(jué),電話鈴就響了。
No sooner had I left my home than it began to rain. 我剛一離開(kāi)家,天就下雨了。
注意:no sooner位于句首時(shí),前一個(gè)分句要用倒裝語(yǔ)序。
3. hardly/ scarcely... when...
I had hardly reached the airport when the plane took off. 我剛一到達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng),飛機(jī)就起飛了。
Hardly/ scarcely had I explained when he said he still didnt understand. 我剛剛解釋完,他就說(shuō)他仍然不明白。
注意:當(dāng)hardly/ scarcely位于句首時(shí),前一個(gè)分句要用倒裝語(yǔ)序。
4. directly/ instantly ( =as soon as)
We get up directly the bell rings. 鈴一響,我們就起床。
He made for the door directly he heard the knock. 一聽(tīng)到敲門(mén)聲,他就跑去開(kāi)門(mén)了。
I recognized her instantly I saw her. 我一見(jiàn)到她就認(rèn)出她了。
He telephoned his mother instantly he arrived in London. 他一到達(dá)倫敦就給他媽媽打電話。
5. the instant/ minute/ moment (that) ( =as soon as)
The girl began to cry the instant she read the letter. 那女孩一讀那封信就哭了起來(lái)。
Ill tell my daughter about it the minute she comes back home. 當(dāng)我女兒一回到家,我就把這件事告訴她。
The moment I began to speak, he cut in. 我一開(kāi)始說(shuō)話,他就插嘴。
The soldiers rushed out of the room the moment they heard a cry for help. 戰(zhàn)士們一聽(tīng)到呼救聲就沖出了房間。
二、介詞
1. at
The engineer saw at a glance what was wrong. 工程師一眼就看出毛病在哪里。
2. on
On his return he was greeted by a large crowd. 他一回來(lái)就受到一大群人的歡迎。
3. with
With the first appearance of the sun, the birds began to sing. 太陽(yáng)一出來(lái),鳥(niǎo)兒就開(kāi)始歌唱。
中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)·閱讀與寫(xiě)作2016年11期