Ⅱ.重點(diǎn)句型詳解

They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being...

千百萬(wàn)年前它們(恐龍)就在地球上生活,比人類(lèi)的出現(xiàn)要早得多……

long before 早在……之前很久

before可做連詞,連接時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,做介詞,連接時(shí)間點(diǎn)或做副詞。long before 連接的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)呼應(yīng)主句的一般將來(lái)時(shí);一般過(guò)去時(shí)呼應(yīng)主句的一般過(guò)去時(shí)或過(guò)去將來(lái)時(shí)。

拓展:(1)before long “不久以后”,相當(dāng)于 soon after/shortly after, 既可以指將來(lái),也可以指過(guò)去,所以與過(guò)去時(shí)或?qū)?lái)時(shí)連用,在句中做狀語(yǔ),不可以引導(dǎo)從句。

(2)long ago (現(xiàn)在的)很久以前。

(3)“It will be long before+從句(一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))”與 “It was long before+從句(一般過(guò)去時(shí))”的意思是“過(guò)很久才……”,強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)過(guò)的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)。

(4)“It will not be long before+從句(一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))”與“It was not long before+從句(一般過(guò)去時(shí))”,意思是“沒(méi)過(guò)很久就……”,強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)過(guò)的時(shí)間短。

注意:以上短語(yǔ)、句型中的 long均可以改用普通的時(shí)間名詞或短語(yǔ),表達(dá)不同的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度。

①Long before, there was a big museum here.

很久以前,這里有一座大博物館。

②I had heard of him long before I came here.

早在我來(lái)這兒很久以前我就聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)他的情況。

③Before long he went to Canada to go on with his further education.不久以后他就去加拿大繼續(xù)深造了。

④It was not long before she came. 沒(méi)多久她就來(lái)了。

⑤It will be long before we see each other again.

我們很久以后才會(huì)再見(jiàn)面。

[即境活用]The book was published ______ it was written.

A.soon before   B.long before ? ? ? ?C.before long ? ? ? ?D.soon after

解析:句意為“書(shū)寫(xiě)完后不久就出版了”,故選 soon after。

答案:D