before sunrise before( 二 )

如：
It will probably not be long before they understand each other.
他们大概过不久就会互相了解。
It was not long before the whole country rose up.
不久全国人民奋起反抗。
It may be many years before the situation improves.
这种状况或许要过很多年才能得到改善。
It was some time before I realized the truth.
过了很长一段时间我才悟出真相。
2）用于句型“it was +时间段+ before …” 表示 “过了多久才…”
It was three days before he came back. .过了三天他才回来。

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3）用于句型 “ it was not long +时间段+ before …” 意为“不久就….”
It was not long before he sensed the danger of the position . 不久他就意识到这个位置的危险。
4）用于句型“it will be(not )+时间段+ before….”表示“要过多久/ 不久…才…”
It will be half a year before you graduate from this school .
要过年半年你才会从这所学校毕业。
It will be not long before you find you are wrong .
要不了多久你就会发现你是错误的。
4.until和till只能用于谈论时间。谈论地点或位置时应用as far as 或 up to：
Then you'll be riding with us as far as the village.那么你会坐我们的车一直坐到那个村庄。
I'll keep you company as far as the station.
我将与你结伴到车站。
In the morning I got as far as the sofa and fell on to it.
早晨，我只走到沙发那儿，就一下子倒在上面。
I had thought we might travel as far as Oak Valley, but we onlymanaged the first lap of the journey.
我原以为我们最远能到达橡树谷，结果只走完了第一段路程。
The group has adventured as far as the Austrian alps.
该队伍的探险之旅远至奥地利的阿尔卑斯山。
The garden extends as far as the foot of the hill.
花园一直伸展到山脚下。
We walked up to where his bicycle was.我们一直走到他放自行车的地方。
The water came up to my chest
水淹到了我的胸部。
His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows
他的袖子卷到了肘部。
The sun's rays can penetrate water up to 10 feet.
太阳的光线可以穿透到10英尺深的水下。
Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
旱灾和饥荒夺去了这里200万人的生命。(强调数量上直到……)

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before sunrise before( 二 )

秒懂生活扩展阅读