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■before long 不久,很快。如:
I’ll be back before long. 不久我就回來。
Before long he got married. 不久他就結(jié)婚了。
■long before
(1) 老早,早就(單獨(dú)使用,表示比過去某時(shí)早得多的時(shí)間)。如:
She had left long before. 她老早就離開了。
That had happened long before. 那事老早就發(fā)生了。
注:long ago 表示“很久以前”,指的是從現(xiàn)在算起的很久以前,通常與一般過去時(shí)連用:
I met him long ago. 我很久以前就認(rèn)識(shí)他了。
(2) 在……的很久以前,在還沒有……的很久以前。如:
She had left long before his return [he returned]. 在他回來的很久以前她就走了。
He had worked in the factory long before he got married. 在他還沒有結(jié)婚的很久以前他就在這家工廠工作了。
注:此時(shí)的主句謂語通常用過去完成時(shí),但有時(shí)也可用一般過去時(shí)(因?yàn)?before 已體現(xiàn)了動(dòng)作的先后關(guān)系)。如:
This happened long before you were born. 這事在你還沒出生以前很久就發(fā)生了。
■It is [was, will be] long before……在……前需要很久。如:
It was long before he came back. 過了好久他才回來。
It won’t be long before we see each other. 不久我們又會(huì)見面的。
比較:
It wasn’t long before he realized his mistake. / Before long he realized his mistake. 不久他意識(shí)到了自己的錯(cuò)誤。
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