The time words "if", "when", "before" and "after"
時(shí)間詞if, when, before以及after
are regularly used in everyday English
是日常英語(yǔ)中的常用詞
Let's learn how to use the present tense after these time words
我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)如何在這些時(shí)間詞后使用完成時(shí)吧
Although we are talking about the future
即使我們是在談?wù)搶?lái)
we use the present verb form
我們?cè)趇f, when, before和after后
after "if", "when", "before" and "after"
使用現(xiàn)在時(shí)形式
We don't say
我們不會(huì)說(shuō)
If they will build a new hotel on the site
If they will build a new hotel on the site
there will definitely be more jobs
there will definitely be more jobs
We say
我們會(huì)說(shuō)
If they build a new hotel on the site
If they build a new hotel on the site
there will definitely be more jobs
there will definitely be more jobs
We use "if" for something that might happen in the future
我們使用if表示將來(lái)可能發(fā)生的事
for something we are not sure about
表示我們并不確定的事
If the weather is good tomorrow, we will go to the beach
如果明天天氣好,我們就去海邊
We use "when", "as soon as" and "before"
當(dāng)我們說(shuō)到
when we talk about something
確定會(huì)在將來(lái)發(fā)生的事時(shí)
that we are sure will happen in the future
我們使用when, as soon as以及before
When we get to Wellington, we will go to Te Papa
當(dāng)我們到達(dá)惠靈頓,我們回去蒂帕帕博物館
As soon as we get to Christchurch, we will have lunch
當(dāng)我們到達(dá)基督城,我們就吃午餐
Our rude mirror is back again this week
本周,我們的大嘴鏡又來(lái)了
to offend another unlucky customer
要冒犯另一位倒霉的顧客
See how it uses the time words "if", "when", "before" and "after"
看看它是如何在現(xiàn)在時(shí)中
in the present tense
使用if, when, before和after這些時(shí)間詞的
If they learn how to sew a dead chicken to a piece of bread
如果他們學(xué)會(huì)將一只死雞縫到一片面包上
and pass it off as a piece of clothing
并且把它做成衣服
I bet you'd be first in line to buy it
我猜你會(huì)第一個(gè)去排隊(duì)買的
Excuse me? Did I just hear you correctly?
打擾一下,我沒(méi)聽(tīng)錯(cuò)吧?
What's the matter?
有什么關(guān)系呢?
Are you suprised to see a talking mirror
看到一面會(huì)說(shuō)話的鏡子,是不是覺(jué)得很驚訝
or is it the first time someone's had the courage to tell you
或者是第一次有人有勇氣對(duì)你說(shuō)
that your clothes look like chunks of burnt carpet
你的衣服就像是燒焦的地毯拼起來(lái)的一樣
If the fashion police find you
如果被時(shí)尚的警察撞見(jiàn)
they'll torture you on site!
他們會(huì)馬上對(duì)你大刑伺候!
When I get out of here, I'm lodging a complaint
等我出去后,我要投訴
You could do that but I don't think you have time
你可以投訴,但我覺(jué)得你沒(méi)時(shí)間了
Aren't you due back at the circus soon?
你不是要趕著把衣服還給馬戲團(tuán)嗎?
If I ever came back here, I'm picking a different changing room
如果我再來(lái)的話,我要換一間更衣室
As soon as you leave, I'm having a wash
等你走以后,我要洗洗臉
just to make sure none of your reflection gets stuck on me
確保不會(huì)殘留你的映像
I'm pleased to say I've never met a mirror quite like that before
我很慶幸自己沒(méi)遇到過(guò)這樣一面鏡子
Here is again without subtitles
再來(lái)看一遍沒(méi)有字幕的對(duì)話
Now we take a brief look at the term "used to"
現(xiàn)在我們來(lái)簡(jiǎn)略了解一下used to
"used to", as most commonly utilized
最常使用used to的情況
when referring to something that has happened in the past
是指曾在過(guò)去發(fā)生過(guò)的事情
Jim used to bike to work until he bought a car
在買車之前,吉姆曾經(jīng)騎自行車去上班
Anna used to live in Christchurch
安娜曾經(jīng)住在基督城
Notice that in these two sentences
注意,在這兩句話中
what used to be is now no longer
曾經(jīng)的一切已經(jīng)不復(fù)存在
Jim doesn't still bike to work
吉姆現(xiàn)在不騎車上班了
and Anna no longer lives in Christchurch
安娜也不再住在基督城了
"used to" can also be incorporated into questions
used to也可以在問(wèn)句中使用
Remember that we use the helping verb "did"
還記得嗎?當(dāng)提問(wèn)時(shí),我們將助動(dòng)詞did
before the subject when asking questions?
放到了主語(yǔ)的前面
Did people used to live long in the 17th Century?
17世紀(jì)時(shí),人們是否長(zhǎng)壽?
To demonstrate how "used to" is used, watch the next dialogue
為了示范used to的用法,請(qǐng)看下面的對(duì)話