when, while和as的用法: (1)三者均可表示“当……的时候”,如果主句谓语动词表示的是短暂的动作,而从句表示的是一段时间, 三者可以通用。例如: I met an old friend of mine as / when / while I was walking along the street. (当我沿街散步时, 碰见了我的一个老朋友。) (2)as和when引导的时间状语从句中,谓语动词可以是终止性动词,while引导的时间状语从句中, 谓语动词一般是延续性动词。例如: It was raining hard when we got to the airport. (当我们到达机场时,天正下着大雨。) (不能用while 引导) (3)as强调主句谓语动词与从句谓语动词表示的动作同时发生;while强调主句谓语动词表示的动作持续 于while从句所指的整个时间内;when可以指主句谓语动词和从句谓语动词所表示的动作同时或先后发生。例如: She sang as she went along. (她边走边唱。) Please listen to me carefully while I read. (我朗读的时候,请仔细听。) When he reached home, he had a little rest. (回到家以后,他休息了一会儿。) before的用法与前面三个词区别较大,具体如下: 1. 表示“在…..之前就…..”。 Mary had finished her homework before her mother returned. 2. 表示“过了多久后才…….. ,动作进行到什么程度才……” The man almost knocked me down before he saw me . They walked abo
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