(1)     On reading the city, he called up his teacher

他一到城里，就给他的老师打电话。

   (2)     On his stepping out of the taxi, he was seized by two men.

他一走出出租车，就被两个人抓住了。

2, as soon as +the clause, …

     本句型最常见。当从句用现在时，主句常用将来时。

(3)     I’ll write you as soon as I get there .

我一到那里就给你写信。

(4)     As soon as I went in, Tom cried out with pleasure.

我一进去，汤姆就高兴地大喊起来。

(5)     I will return the book as soon as I have read it.

我一读完就归还那本书。

3, the moment (that)… , …

(6)     The moment I saw him, I know that there was no hope.

我一看到他，就知道没有希望。

(7)     We recognized his voice the moment he spoke.

他一说话，我们就认出是他的声音。

4, the instant (that)… , …

(8)     He came the instant I called his name

我一喊他的名字，他就过来了。.

(9)     The instant he opened the door he saw the thief.

他一开门就看到了那个贼。

(10) The instant I saw him, I knew he was my brother.

我一看到他就知道他是我的兄弟。

5, the minute (that)… , …

(11) We’ll leave the minute you are ready.

你一准备好我们就动身。

(12) I recognized Linda, the minute she entered the room.

林达一走进房间，我就认出了他。

(13) The minute he gets here, I’ll tell him.

他一到这儿，我就告诉他。

6, directly (when/before)… , …

(14) Directly the teacher came in everyone was quiet.

老师一进去，人人都静下来。

(15) Directly I got to the office, I sat down and wrote.

我一到办公室就坐下写起来。

(16) You shall hear everything directly you come.

你一到来，就会听到一切。

7, immediately (when/before)… ,

(17) I left immediately the clock struck twelve.

时钟一敲响十二点，我就离开了。

(18) Immediately they entered Andrew’s eye lit up.

他们一进来，安德鲁的眼神亮起来。

8, Hardly…when/before…

     通常when/before前面的动词用过去完成时，后面的用过去时。hardly位于句首时用倒装结构。

(19) Hardly had we begun (we had hardly begun) when we were told to stop.

我们刚开始就被叫停。

(20) Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining.

他一到达，她就开始抱怨起来。

9, Scarcely…when/before…

(21) Scarcely had he gone out when it began to rain.

他刚出去，天就开始下起雨来。

(22)I had scarcely come in when the phone rang.

我刚一进去，电话就响了。

10, No sooner ..than ..

     通常no sooner从句用过去完成时，than所引导的从句用过去时。No sooner位于句首，句子要用倒装。

     (23) No sooner had he arrived than he went away again.

     他一到就又走开了。

     (24) No sooner was this crisis over than another began to develop.

     这个危机一结束，另一个就开始酝酿。  

练习：

1, ______he finished his supper, he went out to play.

   A, As far   B, As long as   C, As well as   D, As soon as

2, ______he opened the window, a sparrow flew in.

   A, Though  B, The moment  C, If   D, Unless

3, No sooner _____ the news than they rushed out into the street.

   A, they heard             B, they had hear  

   C, did they hear           D, had they heard

4, Scarcely had he gone out ____it started to snow.

   A, that   B, than  C, when   D, and

5, I’ll go with you as soon as I ___my work.

   A, will finish  B, shall finish   C, finish    D, finished

6, You can have these magazines ____I finish reading them.

   A, so that   B, because   C, unless  D, immediately

7, _____he saw the police, he ran away.

   A, Directly   B, Hardly   C, No sooner  D, Scarcely

8, Hardly had he sat down ____ the phone rang again.

   A, when  B, than  C, then   D, and

9,______me,he walked up to me smiling.

   A, To see   B, For seeing    C, On seeing   D, Because seeing

答案：1, DBDCC   6, DAAC