大學聯考英語易錯詞彙解析:before long與long before
before long與long before
1. before long 的意斷是“不久,很快”。如:
I‘ll be back before long. 不久我就回來。
Before long he got married. 不久他就結婚了。
2. long before有兩個用法:
(1) 老早,早就(單獨使用,表示比過去某時早得多的時間)。如:
She had left long before. 她老早就離開了。
That had happened long before. 那事老早就發生了。
注:long ago 表示“很久以前”,指的.是從現在算起的很久以前,通常與一般過去時連用:
I met him long ago. 我很久以前就認識他了。
(2) 在……的很久以前,在還沒有……的很久以前。如:
She had left long before his return [he returned]. 在他回來的很久以前她就走了。
He had worked in the factory long before he got married. 在他還沒有結婚的很久以前他就在這家工廠工作了。
注:此時的主句謂語通常用過去完成時,但有時也可用一般過去時(因為 before 已體現了動作的先後關係)。如:
This happened long before you were born. 這事在你還沒出生以前很久就發生了。
另外注意以下句式:
It is [was, will be] long before……在……前需要很久。如:
It was long before he came back. 過了好久他才回來。
It won‘t be long before we see each other. 不久我們又會見面的。
比較:
It wasn‘t long before he realized his mistake. / Before long he realized his mistake. 不久他意識到了自己的錯誤。
同義詞辨析agree with, agree to和agree on
辨析agree with, agree to和agree on
(1)agree with的意思是“同意”,“贊成”。後面常接表示人或意見(看法)的名詞或代詞作賓語。如:
Does she agree with us?她同意我們的意見嗎?
None of us agree with what you said.我們沒有一個人同意你講的話。
(2)agree with還有“與……一致”,“(氣候、食物等)適合”的意思。如:
His words do not agree with his actions.他言行不一致。
Too much meat doesn‘t agree with her.吃太多食物對她身體不合適。
注意:agree with不能用於被動語態。
(3)agree to意為“同意”,“贊成”,後面跟表示“提議”,“辦法”,“計劃”,“安排”等的名詞或代詞。如:
Please agree to this arrangement.請同意這個安排。
This plan has now been agreed to.這個計劃已經被認可了。
(4)agree on表示“對……取得一致意見”,指兩方或多方就某個問題取得了一致的意見或是達成了某種協議。如:
After discussion the two sides agreed on a cease-fire.經過討論,雙方就停火問題達成了協議。
They all agree on the matter.他們在這個問題上意見一致。