課本中不會教你的[I]401　it be…before+從句

401　it be…before+從句

◎ 這個句型中的before通常不易譯為“在……之前”，而常譯為“（很久）才……，還沒來得及就……，僅……就”等。

It is long before he settled down. 他很久才安頓下來。

It is only two years before they completed the exhibition centre. 他們建成這個展覽中心僅用了兩年時間。

It was not long before he realized that he'd made a serious mistake. 不久他就意識到自己犯了一個嚴(yán)重錯誤。

Before I could get in a word she tore the letter into pieces. 不等我說話，她就把信撕得粉碎。

He almost ran into a tree before he saw it. 他差一點兒撞到樹時才注意到樹。