状语从句常用连词
状语从句常用连词
1、 when 当、、、的时候,特定的时间点
When spring came, he felt like a trip.
I was just coming along to see you when I ran into Wilson.
I hadn’t been reading for half an hour when I heard steps outside.
2、 while 当、、、的时候,一段时间内
We must strike while the iron is hot.
3、 as 当、、、的时候,两个相继发生或同时发生
As I was going out, it began to rain.
As spring warms the good earth, all flowers begin to bloom.(随着)
4、 before 在、、、之前
I started my meal before he arrived.
He didn’t arrive before I returned.
5、 till/until 直到
He worked until it was dark.
She didn’t get up until her mother came in.
6、 since 自从
Electricity has been widely used since it was discovered.
It is six years since we entered the middle school.
7、 once 一旦
Once you see her, you will find what I say is true.
8、 as 由于,不能用于回答why的问句,从句一般位于主句之前 As it is snowing, we shall not go to the park.
9、 because 因为,可用于回答why的问句
He is absent today because he is ill.
I didn’t visit him, because I wanted to borrow some books.
10、 for 因为,从句放在主句后面,且用逗号隔开
Someone in the house must be ill, for a doctor has just come out.
11、 if 如果
If your dog is depressed, he probably needs more exercise.
12、 unless 除非,如果不
There will be a picnic unless it rains.
13、 as/so long as 只要
As long as you keep on trying, you will surely succeed.
14、 in case 如果,万一,以防
I’ll bring an umbrella in case it rains.
15、 although,though 虽然
Although I didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a very good time.
16、 while 虽然,尽管
Tom is very outgoing while Ken is shy and quiet.
17、 even though 尽管
I’m going to apply for the job, even though it pays very little.
18、 even if 即便
They’ll stay by you even if you don’t succeed.
19、 whether、、、(or not)无论是、、、还是、、、
Whether we win or lose, we are going to do our best.
20、 as 就像,依照,正如
He watched her as a cat watches a rat.
21、 as if 好像
The old man runs very fast as if he were a young man.
22、 as though 好像
He acts as though she did not exist.