英语常见用法大全 (英语常用语教学视频)

英语常用词疑难用法-107:as(续6)

(7) as如果引入表示“正当...之时”的时间状语从句,此时从句中的谓语动词即使用现在或一般过去时,不用进行式,也仍然表示无限延续的动作,不是表示瞬时完成的动作。用第二类动词(“活动动词”)时,固然表示正在过程中,没有终点可言。即使用第三类动词(“趋成动词”)时,本来通常用一般过去时这类动词表示动作已经到达了终点,但是在as引入的时间状语从句中却是例外,所表示的是动作仍在进行过程中。

Even as the ink on the treaty dried, a final struggle was taking shape over the vast lands of the West. (American History Made Simple, p. 33) 条约墨汁未干,争夺西部大片土地的一场最后的战斗就已经在开场(注意:这里的dried不是“干了”,而是“正在逐渐干着但未全干”,as表明了过程在进行中,否定了过程的结束)。

The clack of high heels can be heard as she crosses the yard. 她穿过院子时,可以听到高跟鞋的咯咯声。

On sidewalks a tide of hurrying inbound office workers swirled around Sam and Celia as they strolled. 萨姆和塞莉娅在人行道上漫步时,被潮水般的一大堆往里走的办公室工作人员团团卷在中间。

Antoine Ghanem... died when a bomb in a parked car went of as he drove by in a Christian suburb of the capital. (The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2007, A1) 加涅姆正在驱车经过首都一个基督教郊区时,一辆停泊的汽车里*弹炸**爆炸,他因而丧生。

They had encountered each other in a corridor where others were passing as they talked. 他们是在一条走廊上碰面的,交谈时别的人就从他们身边走过。

As FDA's examination proceeded, scientists from the pharmaceutical companies would be called in, perhaps to explain some of the submitted material or to add even more. 当食品药物管理局的审查在进行中时,医药公司的一些科学家往往被喊去,也许是要对原先提供的材料作出说明,或者再补充更多的材料。

因此,as引入的时间状语从句(谓语动词用一般时),往往相当于中文的“随着”(这是一个很简单的用法,不必麻烦去找复杂的英语说法来翻译“随着”)。

As time went on, the prediction of Dr. Gould seemed increasingly and sadly to be true. 随着时间推移,古尔德博士的不祥预言就越来越显得不幸而言中。

As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes. (AP, Aug. 30, 2007) 随着地球变暖,美国将遇到更多的严重雷阵雨,带有致命的闪电、破坏性的冰雹以及潜在的龙卷风。

As his computer expertise grew, he began making Internet connection all over the world. 随着他的电脑技能日益提高,他就开始通过互联网联上了全世界。

Therefore, as months went by with no decision made, his frustration grew. 因此,随着时间一个一个月过去,事情悬而未决,他就越来越心焦如焚。