词汇辨析:before long与long before的区别
日期:2011-08-16 16:13

(单词翻译:单击)

before long与long before

1.before long不久,很快。如:
I'll be back before long.不久我就回来。
Before long he got married.不久他就结婚了。

2. long before
(1)老早,早就(单独使用,表示比过去某时早得多的时间)。如:
She had left long before.她老早就离开了。
That had happened long before.那事老早就发生了。
注:long ago表示“很久以前”,指的是从现在算起的很久以前,通常与一般过去时连用:
I met him long ago.我很久以前就认识他了。
(2)在……的很久以前,在还没有……的很久以前。如:
She had left long before his return [he returned].在他回来的很久以前她就走了。
He had worked in the factory long before he got married.在他还没有结婚的很久以前他就在这家工厂工作了。
注:此时的主句谓语通常用过去完成时,但有时也可用一般过去时(因为 before已体现了动作的先后关系)。如:
This happened long before you were born.这事在你还没出生以前很久就发生了。
It is [was, will be] long before......在……前需要很久。如:
It was long before he came back.过了好久他才回来。
It won't be long before we see each other.不久我们又会见面的。
比较:
It wasn't long before he realized his mistake. / Before long he realized his mistake.不久他意识到了自己的错误。

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