SP 150: 3.4-4

Pattern 4

as soon as + S + V

例：As soon as man is born, he begins to die. --- a proverb

出生之時死亡之始。一諺語

說明：

I. as soon as (一……就……) 的子句中以簡單式代替未來式。動詞為表示瞬間的動詞。

a. As soon as I will get home, I will make a telephone call to you. (誤)

b. As soon as I get home, I will make a telephone call to you. (正)

我一到家就打電話給你。

II. as soon as 的子句中也可用完成式。

a. As soon as he had been home, he would start off to Ireland.

他一回到家就又要前往愛爾蘭。

b. As soon as he had made certain she was no threat to him, he had picked her up and thrown her into the back seat of his silver Toyota.

他一確認她對他不會有任何威脅，他就將她舉起來丟到他銀色豐田的後座。

III. The moment/minute/instant (that) + S + V 也是表相同意義的句型。

As soon as I got home, it began to rain.

→ The (very) moment (that) I got home, it began to rain.

→ Immediately after I got home, it began to rain.

我一到家就開始下雨了。

IV. once (一旦) 也有類似的意義。

Once you are deprived of freedom, you will come to realize its value.

一旦被剝奪自由 , 你才能體會它的價值 。

練習

I. 替換：

範例：On hearing the sad story, she burst into tears.

àAs soon as she heard the sad story, she burst into tears.

1. On arriving at the station, I found the train had left.

à____________________________________________________________

2. On stepping out of the office, he was arrested.

à____________________________________________________________

3. On his return from Japan, he set out to work on his new project.

à____________________________________________________________

4. We stood up on the entrance of the teacher.

à____________________________________________________________

5. On further inspection, I found a crack in the vase.

à____________________________________________________________

6. On Mr. Brownlow calling her to come in, she found herself in a little room, quite full of books.

à____________________________________________________________

ll. 翻譯：請將下列中文句子翻成英文。

1. 我一收到你的訂單，就送貨給你。

_____________________________________, I will deliver the goods to you.

2. 人一旦握有權力，就易於腐化。

______________________________________, he tends to become corrupt.

3. 你一旦學會法文，就會發現英文很簡單。

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4. 他手術一復原就回去工作。

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5. 我一坐下來吃飯電話就響了。

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