有没有hardly/scarcely.before这个用法"hardly…when(before)…”和“Scarcely…when(before)…”是不是都对？

Question

有没有hardly/scarcely .before 这个用法
"hardly…when(before)…”和“Scarcely…when(before)…”是不是都对？

Answer 1

scarcely[hardly]..before[when]是固定词组,意为“刚……就……”.
I had scarcely done my homework before my mother came in.我刚做完功课,母亲就进来了.
I had hardly [Hardly had I] spoken to him before [when] he was gone.我刚要对他讲话他就走掉了.