七，the first time = when … for the first time； every time / each time = whenever

the moment / the instant = as soon as

1.      史密斯先生第一次去杭州时，就被西湖的美所打动。(strike)

The first time Mr. Smith went to Hangzhou, he was struck/stricken by the beauty of the West Lake/Lake west.

The first time 后连接的是句子

 

2.      第一次坐飞机时，飞机起降时感到不舒服是很正常的。(it is normal …)

When you take a plane for the first time/The first time you take a plane, it is normal (for you) to feel uncomfortable while the plane is taking off or landing.

 

3.      每次他妈妈叫他帮助做家务，他总是假装在看书。( pretend )

Each time his mother asks him to do some housework, he always pretends to be reading (a book).

 

4.      每次我看到这张照片，就让我想起我的学校生活。 （remind）

Every time I see the photo, it reminds me of my school life.

 

5.      每次在阅览室看完杂志，请放回原处。(where)

Each time you finish reading the magazine in the reading room, please put it where it was.

= please put it in the place where it was.

此句如果没有where这个关键词也可以转换成please put it back to its original place.

 

6.      虽然好几年没碰到他了，但昨天我一看到他就认出他了。( recognize )

Although I hadn’t met him for years, I recognized him the moment I saw him yesterday.

 

八，This / It is the first / second time that …have done； It was the first time that…had done;  It is (high/about) time that…did；It is time for sb. to do sth.

 

1.      这是他第一次独立解决这个问题。( on one’s own )

This was the first time that he had solved the problem on his own/alone/independently/by himself.

 

2.      这是他们第一次赢得一场正式比赛，因此每个人都欣喜若狂。( with joy )

It was the first time thatthey had won a formal/regulation game, so everyone was wild with joy.

 

3.      这是我第三次没有通过驾驶考试。( pass )

It is the third time thatI have failed to pass the driving test.

 

 

九，It will (not) be …before… does  （It won’t be long before…）

It was (not) …before… did

1.      不久我们就要从高中毕业了。( graduate )

It won’t be long beforewe graduate from senior high school.

 

2.      不久一架直升机就到达现场来营救这次飞机失事的幸存者。(on the scene)

It wasn’t long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane/air crash.

 

3.      很长一段时间之后他才意识到了他的错。（不久他就意识到了他的错。很快他就意识到了他的错。）( realize )

It was long before he realized his mistake.

It was not long beforehe realized his mistake.

It was before long/soon that he realized his mistake.

 

4.      过了几分钟我才觉察到刚才发生的事。 （aware）

It was several minutes before I was aware of what had happened just now.

 

5.      20年后他的研究成果才最终得到承认。(recognize)

It was twenty years beforethe findings of his research were eventually recognized.

 

6.      过了一段时间我的眼睛才适应了黑暗，能够辨别出不同的动物。(make out)

It was some time beforemy eyes became used/accustomed/adapted to the dark and could make out different animals.

 

 

十，It is (has been)…since …did；It was…before…did

1.      自从我们上次互相见面，几乎已经五年了。( meet )

It is almost five years sincewe saw/met each other last time.

 

2.      自从我们上次碰面，似乎是一个世纪了。( seem )

It seems a centurysince we last met.

 

3.      自她四岁以来，她一直每天练习弹钢琴。( practice )

She has been practicing playing the piano every day since she was four.

 

十一，Never,  Never before/ Nowhere else,  Seldom,  Little （倒装句）

1．  我从来没有意识到他有多幽默。( how )

Never before have I realized how humorous he is.

 

2．  我们从来没有比现在更为自己是中国人感到自豪。( proud )

Never before have we been prouder of being Chinese than (we are) now.

 

3．  上海市民的环保意识从来没有像今天这么强。（… before…）

Never before have the citizens of Shanghai had such a strong sense of environmental protection as it is today.

=Never before has Shanghai citizens’ environmental awareness been so strong as it is today.

 

4．  我很少见到像亨利这样考虑周到的人。( considerate )

Seldom have I seen such a considerate person as Henry.

 

5．  尽管他已经18岁了，但他很少意识到与别人交流的重要性。( communicate )

Seldom does he realize the importance of communicating with others though he is already 18 years old.

注意时态，前后没有时间先后。

 

6．  他几乎不知道所发生的事。( what )

Little did he know about what had happened.

 

十二， Only + 状语(介词、副词、从句)， 倒装句

1．  只有在那时，Tom才承认他错了。( admit )

Only then did Tom admit that he was wrong.

Only at that time…

 

2．  只有在这家商店，我们才能买到如此好的家具。( such )

Only in this shop can we buy such good furniture.

 

3．  只有当战争在1949年结束后，他才开始了新的生活。( begin )

Only when / after the war ended/ was over in 1949 did he begin a new life.

 

4．  只有不断学习新事物，我们才能与时共进。( keep )

Only by learning the new constantly/by keeping learning the new can we keep up/pace with the times.

Learn new knowledge 搭配欠妥

5．  只有通过科学的锻炼才能使人延年益寿。( live )

Only by taking/doing exercise in a scientific way/Only through scientific exercise can people live longer.

 

十三， So + adj / adv , 部分倒装that Cl； Such + n ,  部分倒装that Cl. 

1．  他的房间太小了，连个床都放不下。( put )

So small is his room that a bed can’t be put in.

…can’t be put into it.

 

2．  他们对哲学了解很少，以至于其中大多数人根本不能理解讲座。(beyond sb)

So little did they know about philosophy that the lecture was completely beyond

most of them.

 

3．  时间是如此珍贵，我们不能浪费它。( waste )

So precious is time that we can’t afford to waste it.

 

4．  他全神贯注于阅读以致于没有注意到我们进来。(be absorbed in…)

So absorbed was he in reading that he didn’t notice that we came in.

或者…notice us come in.…但是notice us coming in不妥。

 

5．  在口试中，面对两位老师，他紧张得一句话也说不出来。(face)

So nervous did he feel/was he in the oral test that he couldn’t say a word/anything

facing/when he faced/in front of/in face of/in the presence of the two teachers.

 

6．  有噪音以至于别人听不见我的话。(make oneself…)

Such a noise was there/So noisy was it that I couldn’t make myself heard.

  or:  There was such a noise that…

 

十四，祈使句 / 名词，or / and …

1.      继续努力（再努力一下）， 你将来总有一天会成功的。(sure)

Another effort/One more effort/Make another effort/Work harder, and you are sure to succeed someday in the future.

 

2.      再走一步, 你就有可能坠入山崖。( fall )

One more step, and you may fall down from the hill.

 

3.      多吃水果，你就不用担心缺少维生素。(lack)

Eat more fruit, and you don’t have to/need to/there is no need for you to worry about lack of vitamins.

 

4.      听从你医生的意见，否则你的咳嗽会更糟糕。(follow)

Follow/Take your doctor’s advice, or your cough will get worse.