1. 表示期限等用 before, by, until/till, (from...) to, within, in
a) before与by
before 指在之前 :
Please come before ten oclock. 请10点以前来。
by 指在前(时间);截至(到):
How many English books had you read by the end of last year? 到去年年底以前你看过多少本英文书?
表示在以前时,before 与 by 基本可通用。但 by 还有截至为止之意:
How many models have you made by the end of last month? 截至上月底你做了多少个模型?
b) until/till与to
until/till 指直到为止,until 和 till 可以通用:
until/till seven oclock 直到7点
由 until/till 形成的句子,句中的动词如果是短暂性动词,则必须用否定句:
Ill wait for him until he comes here. 我将在这儿一直等到他来。(wait 是延续动词,用肯定式)
We didnt begin to watch TV until/till nine oclock. 一直到九点,我们才开始看电视。(begin 是短暂性动词,所以用否定式)
till/until 常用于from...till/until结构中,表示一个动作的终结to 常用在from...to的结构中,用来表示一个阶段的终结。两者在这种结构中意义十分接近:
He studies from morning till/until night everyday. 他每天从早到晚学习。
The Americans stayed here from June to September. 这些美国人从六月到九月都呆在这里。
但如果句中没有 from...,就要用 till/until 而不用 to:
Lets start now and work till dark. 让我们现在开始工作一直到天黑。(这里不能用to。)
c) within与in
within 和in 后都必须跟时间段。within 强调在时间之内,没有时态的限制;in 是以现在为基准,in an hour 是指从现在起1小时之后,所以一般用于将来时:
He will be back in five hours. 他五小时之后回来。
They worked hard. They finished the work within 2 days at last. 他们努力工作,结果终于他们在两天之内完成了这项工作。
I must finish painting the cat within/in five minutes. 我必须在五分钟之内画好这只猫。
2. 表示时间的起点等用 from, since
a) from 表示从开始时,常用词组from...to...:
The meeting will be held from eight to ten. 这个会议将从8点开到10点。
而单纯表示确切的从几点开始时可用at:
The exam will start from/at 9:00 am. 考试将从上午九点开始。
b) since 指自从以来,表示从以前某时一直到现在仍在继续,通常用于完成时:
I have been sick since yesterday. 我从昨天就病了。(一直到现在)
We have been missing them since they left here. 自从他们离开这里,我们就一直很想念他们。
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