9. while = although尽管

　 While I admit that the problem is difficult, I don’t think that it can’t be solved.

　 While I admit his good points, I can see his shortcomings.

　 While I was angry with her, I didn’t lose my temper.

8. …when…引导并列分句, “当时,突然”,强调另一动作的突然发生.

　 One day Chuck was on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenly his plane crashed. Chuck survived the crash and landed on a deserted island.

　 I was walking along the river when I heard a drowning boy crying for help.

　 I was about to leave when it began to rain.

　 对比: A: I was walking along the street when I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.

　　　 B: I was walking along the streets. Just at that moment I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.

6. since … 自从….以来

　 Since 引导的从句不论是延续性或非延续性动词, 都表示的是动作或状态的完成或结束.

　 注意一下句子翻译:

　 Since he lived in Nanjing, I have not heard from him. (= since he left Nanjing…)

　 自从他离开南京以来,我没有收到过他的信.

　 Since she was in Yangzhou, she has kept in touch with her former friends. ( since she left Yangzhou…)

　 她离开扬州以来,一直同过去的朋友保持着联系.

对比:

　 1). I have never seen him since he was ill.

他病好后,我就再也没有见到他.

　 2). I have never seen him since he fell ill.

　　 他生病以后我就再也没有见过他.

　 It is / ( has been ) + 时间段 + since + 过去式

　 It is / has been two years since his father died.

　 = his father has been dead for two years. = his father died two years ago.

他的父亲去世两年了.

　 It has been 8 years since I graduated from university.

　 = I graduated from university 8 years ago.

　 It is 3 years since he smoked. 他三年不吸烟了.(即,从句动词延续性的,译成否定意义;从句动词非延续性的,译成肯定意义.)

　 It is 3 years since he left school.-----他毕业三年了.

7….until…直到…时候; not…until…直到…才…

　 You are to stay here until / till your mother comes back.

　 The meeting was put off until ten o’clock.

　 Not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV did we know much about global warning.

　 = We did not know much about global warning until we watched the Earth Day program.

　 = It was not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV that we knew much about global warming.

　 Not until he failed in the exam did he realize that he had wasted much time playing computer games.

5. once 一旦…., 表示时间和条件

　 Once you understand this rule, you will have no further difficulty.

　 Once you have decided to do something, you should do it well.

　 Once you enter the chemistry lab, you should follow the teacher’s instructions.

4. no sooner …than…= hardly…when…一…就…., 刚刚…就…

　 No sooner / hardly + 过去完成时,than / when + 一般过去时

　 如果no sooner, hardly 位于句首, 主句要倒装.

　 He had hardly sat down to have a rest when the door bell rang and in came Allan.

　 No sooner had he got off the train than his daughter ran towards him.

　 Hardly had we arrived when she started crying to go home.

3.It was + 时间段 + before….过了多久才…. ;

It was not long before… 不久就…

It will ( not ) be + 时间段 + before …要过多久 ( 不久)…..才…..

　 Eg. It was not long before he sensed the danger of the position.

　　　 It was three years before he came back.

　　　 It will be half a year before you graduate from this school.

2.….before….

(1). 没来得及…就…

　 The roof fell before he had time to dash into the room to save his baby.

　 他还没有来得及冲进房间把孩子就出来,房顶就塌了.

　 He ran off before I could stop him.

　 To my great disappointment , my favorite singer left the concert before I could have a word with him.

(2).过了多久才怎么样,动作进行到什么程度才怎样

　 They walked about thirty miles to the west before they saw a village.

　 They worked day and night about three days before everything returned to normal.

　 Three years passed before I knew it.

1.as soon as…一…就…= directly / immediately / instantly…

= the second / the minute / the moment / the instant…

　 Eg. He came around to see me as soon as / the moment/ immediately he checked in the hotel.

　　 他刚一入住宾馆就来看我.

　　 They informed us the news immediately / directly they got it.

　　 他们一得到消息就通知了我们.

　　 The policeman came to the spot the moment / the instant / the minute she heard of the accident.一听说事故,这位警察就到了现场.

第二节：情景作文(满分20分)

王虹想利用高考结束到大学入学前这段时间打工，下面是她的一份不完整的求职简表，请根据该表提供的内容替她写一份100词左右的自荐信。

Dear manager,

I hope to apply for a job in your company during this summer vacation. Please allow me to introduce myself.

Looking forward to your reply.　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours sincerely

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Wang Hong

北京市第八十中学2009-2010学年度第一学期练习一

第一节：中译英 15%

1.　　　 我以前抽烟，但现在不抽了。

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2.　　　 尽快读完这本书，以便你能开始读另一本。

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3.　　　 我真不知道世界上有多少种动物。

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4.　　　 当王先生到达电影院的时候，电影已经开始了。

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5.　　　 医生建议我父亲戒烟、戒酒。

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6.　　　 学生们直到看见格林先生走进教室，才停止了交谈。

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7.　　　 北京变得越来越美丽了，我们为此感到很骄傲。

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8.　　　 这个城市是我出生的地方。

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9.　　　 他和以前不一样了。

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10.　 如果有困难，请来找我。

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11.　 老师所讲的都记在笔记本上了。

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12.　 众所周知，中国是人口大国。

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13.　 据报道，他是来自新西兰的一位学者。

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14.　 老师鼓励我们在课堂上讲英语。

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15.　 他们知道学好英很重要。

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