since的用法
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1) since +过去一个时间点(如具体的年、月、日期、钟点、1980, last month, half past six)。
I have been here since 1989.
2) since +一段时间+ ago
I have been here since five months ago.
3) since +从句
Great changes have taken place since you left.
Considerable time has elapsed since we have been here.
4) It is +一段时间+ since从句
It is two years since I became a postgraduate student.
一? 用作介词, 意思是“从……以来, 自从”, 常与完成时连用。
I haven’t written home since Christmas.
自圣诞节以来, 我未曾写信回家。
二? 用作副词,意思是“从那时以后(一直到现在)”, “其后(到现在之间)”; ever since从那以后一直 (更加强调since的用法)。
Things have not changed very much since.
从那时起, 情况并没有太大的改变。
His first book was a great success and he has been famous as a writer ever since.
他的第一本书非常畅销, 从那时起他就成了一位名作家。
He got a job with the firm in 1970 and has worked there ever since.
他从1970年开始在那家公司任职, 之后就一直在那里工作。
三? 用作连词
1. 引导原因状语从句,相当于now that,意思是“因为……,既然……, 鉴于……”。
Since the rain has stopped, let’s go for a walk.
既然雨停了, 我们出去散散步吧。
Since we are young, we shouldn’t be too afraid of making mistakes.
因为我们还年轻, 所以不应该太害怕犯错误。
注意:since表示原因时, 语气比because弱, 表示的原因是对方已知的,或是句中不很重要的部分, 是附带的原因, 因此引导的从句不是信息的焦点, 不能回答why的提问, 也不能用在强调句型中作为被强调的内容。since引导的从句往往放在主句之前。
2. 引导时间状语从句,此用法较复杂。
(1) 若since引导的状语从句的谓语动词是终止性动词(如go,come,leave, start, begin等)的过去时, 则从句表示的时间是“从该动作开始的那一时刻起”。这是最常见的一种用法。如:
He has studied very hard since he came to our school.
自从来到我们学校, 他学习就非常努力。
Great changes have taken place in our school since you left.
自从你离开这里, 我们学校发生了很大的变化。
(2) 若since引导的状语从句的谓语动词是持续性动词或表示状态的静态动词(如live, stay, study, learn, smoke, be等)的过去时, 则从句表示的时间是“从该动作或状态的完成或结束时算起”。如:
I haven’t heard from him since he lived