1、as soon as, hardly/scarcely when, no sooner than 用法區另U as soon as,hardly/scarcely when no sooner than 這三個短語都有“一就”、“剛剛就”的意思，它們的意思非常相近，因此有時可以互換。例如：“我剛到公共汽車站，汽車就開了 。 ”一句 ， 就可以有如下幾句譯法：As soon as I got to the bus stop, the bus started.Hardly/scarcely had I got to the bus stop when the bus started.No soon

2、er had I got to the bus stop than the bus started.但他們之間也有一些差異，例如，如果從兩件事情的間隔時間來說，as soon as 較長 ， no sooner.than居中 ， hardly/scarcely.when間隔時間最短。 其它的一些區別見下面， 請大家在運用的時候要留意1、A （主句）as soon as B（從句）它的意思相當于“從句B一發生以后，主句A就發生”。發生順序B在A之前。這個短語用的比較常用，口語和書面語都可以它的特點是，在句子中的位置比較靈活，而且可以用于各種時態 。例如：I ll write you as soo

3、n as I get there.我一到那兒就給你來信。 （一般現在時）As soon as I went in, Katherine cried out with pleasure.我一進門， Katherine 就高興的叫起來。 （一般過去時）I ll return the book as soon as I have read it.我一讀完就把書還回去。 （現在完成時）Andrew left as soon as he had drunk his coffee.Andrew一喝完咖啡就走了。（過去完成時）2、no sooner A （主句） than B （從句）它的意思相當于“主句

4、A 一發生，從句B就發生”。發生順序A在B之前。例如：He had no sooner returned than he bought a house.他一回來就買了一套房子。如果 no sooner 位于句首，主句要用倒裝結構。 例如：No sooner had he arrived than he went away again.他剛到就又走了。No sooner had the gamestarted than it began to rain heavily.運動會剛開始，天就下起了大雨。有一點要注意，no sooner than 一般用來描述做過的事情，它不能 用于表示將來的事。An

5、drew left as soon as he had drunk his coffee.= No sooner had Andrew drunk his coffee than he left.Andrew一喝完咖啡就走了。（過去完成時）No sooner was the frost off the ground than the work began.=The work began as soon as the frost off the ground.地上的霜一消散，人們就開始工作了 .3、hardly/scarcely A（主句部分倒裝）when/before B （從句）它的意思是“

6、幾乎未來得及做完 A這件事，緊接著就開始B這件事。” 使用這個短語時，一般用于過去完成時；并且when有時可改用before 。 例如：He had hardly/scarcely finished the articlewhen the light wentout.他剛寫完文，燈就熄了。house.他還未安頓下來，就賣掉了那所房子。另外 ，如果把 hardly/scarcely 放于句首，主句要用部分倒裝結構即謂語動詞要提前 。如：Hardly/scarcely had I finished eating when he came in.我剛吃完他就進來了。Hardly/scarcely h

7、ad she gone out when a student came to visit her.她還沒走出家門，就有一個學生來看望她。as soon as=the instant （when）= instantly=the moment （that）=immediately after=directly after=right afterB （主句）（一般過去）as soon as A （從句）（過完） “equals to” =no sooner A （主句部分倒裝）（過完）than B （從句）（一般過 去）=hardly/scarcely A （主句部分倒裝）（過完）when/before B （從句） （一般過去）下面幾個個句子說明關系 :Hardly had the thief seen the policeman when he ran away.away. =No sooner had the thief seen the policeman than he ran awa