“hardly…when(before)…”和“scarcely…when(before)…”这两个结构在含义上与as soon as及no sooner…than相近,都作“一……就……”解.hardly(scarcely)引出主句,when(before)引出从句,主句的动作与从句的动作一前一后紧接着发生.有人主张主句的谓语动词要用过去完成时,从句用一般过去时.
"hardly…When(before)…”和“Scarcely…when(before)…”这两个结构在含义上与as soon as及no Sooner…than相近,都作“一……就……”解.hardly(scarcely)引出主句,when(before)引出从句,主句的动作与从句的动作一前一后紧接着发生.有人主张主句的谓语动词要用过去完成
Hardly and scarcely both mean 'almost not' or 'only just'.For example,if you hardly had time to do something,you almost did not have time.Scarcely is more formal or literary.
Hardly和scarcely意思都是“几乎不”或者“刚刚”(表程度).例如:you hardly had time to do something意味着你几乎没时间做某事.相比之下scarcely更正式、更书面.
• I hardly had time to ask her name.
我几乎没时间去问她叫什么名字