no sooner…than / hardly…when 与倒装 (No sooner / Hardly)
出现在 3 课
- Lesson 38Everything Except the Weather唯独没有考虑到天气
no sooner … than 和 hardly … when 都表示"一……就……",强调两个动作紧接着发生。前一个动作用过去完成时(had done),后一个动作用一般过去时。本课讲哈里森一回到英国就买了房,又几乎还没安顿好就把房子卖掉离开,两处都用了这个结构。当 No sooner 或 Hardly 放在句首时,句子要部分倒装:把 had 提到主语前面(No sooner had he returned than …)。注意 no sooner 后面接 than,hardly 后面接 when,不能混用。
- Lesson 54Sticky Fingers黏糊糊的手指
no sooner … than 和 hardly … when 都表示“一……就……”,强调第一件事刚做完,第二件事马上就发生了。第一件事(先发生的)用过去完成时 had done,第二件事(紧接着发生的)用一般过去时 did。这个句型有两种写法:正常语序 I had no sooner got back than the doorbell rang;或者把 no sooner / hardly 提到句首,这时主语和助动词 had 必须倒装:No sooner had I got back than the doorbell rang。本课作者刚回到厨房门铃就响了,用的正是 had no sooner … than。
- Lesson 86Out of Control失控
hardly…when、no sooner…than、scarcely…when 都表示“一……就……”,强调两个过去动作紧接着发生。先发生的动作用过去完成时 (had done),后发生的动作用一般过去时 (did)。本课第 3、5、9 句 Both men had hardly had time to realize… when… 就是典型用法。当 hardly / no sooner 放在句首以加强语气时,主句要部分倒装:Hardly had they… when…;No sooner had they… than…。注意 hardly 配 when,no sooner 配 than,不能混搭。