7. when 容易與時間狀語從句混淆的例子
請注意:此項中when引導的都不是時間狀語從句。
She had just finished dressing when her guests came in.
她剛剛穿戴完畢,這時她的客人進來了。
這里的when不是從屬連詞,而是并列連詞。所以它引導的是并列句。像這類問題有以下主要特征:
when 后面的分句動詞必須是瞬間動詞,用于表示突然性:
We were about to start when it began to rain.正當我們要出發(fā)的時候,突然下雨了。
1).when 前面的分句是過去進行時:
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
他正笑著,突然門開了,他的妻子走了進來。
2).when 前面的分句含有be about to, be on the point of:
He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.
他正要出發(fā)的時候,突然有人敲門。
3).when 前面的分句采用過去完成時或是過去完成進行時:
We had just fallen asleep when the telephone rang.
我們剛剛入睡,突然電話鈴聲響了。
The plane had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
飛機播種了近一個月,這時天才下雨。