【同中求异】when,while和as
发布日期 : 2024-03-05浏览次数 : 来源 :
when,while和as都可以表达“当……时”,它们的区别如下:
when可以指较短的(一点)时间,也可指一段时间。在时间状语从句中,如果主语为一般将来时,从句用一般现在时。可以和延续性动词连用,也可以和瞬间性动词连用。用于主句和从句动作同时发生或从句动作先于主句动作的情况。如:
I’ll call you when I get there.
当我到达那里时我将给你打电话。
When I arrived at the station, they were waiting for me.
当我达到车站时,他们正在等我。
When I got to the shop, the door was closed.
当我达到商店时,门已经关上了。
while指时间段,其从句的谓语动词
是延续性的。如:
While I was waiting for the bus, I met her.
当我正在等公共汽车时,我遇见了她。
强调主从句动作同时进行时,常用while引导从句,此时主句常用进行时。如:
They were rowing boats while we were climbing the hill.
当我们在爬山时,他们在划船。
强调主句动作发生时,从句动作正在进行,常用while引导从句。主句常用一般过去时或一般现在时,从句常用进行时。如:
It began to rain while we were having dinner.
我们在吃晚饭时,天开始下雨了。
as强调主句和从句的动作同时发生,不指先后,从句的谓语动词可用延续性动词或瞬间性动词。如:
As darkness closed about them, they decided to return home.
当夜幕降临时,他们决定回家。
Qi Yang took notes as he listened.
齐阳听课时记笔记了。