Itwasnotlong....before的用法Itwasnotlongbeforehewasbornthathismotherdied.在他出生后不久她的母亲死了。Itwasnotlongbeforeherealizedthefact.又是何意？为什么老师说itwasnotlong...before是“在...后

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It was not long....before的用法
It was not long before he was born that his mother died.
在他出生后不久她的母亲死了。
It was not long before he realized the fact.又是何意？
为什么老师说it was not long ...before是“在...后不久”的解释啊？
到底应该怎么用呢？

Answer 1

It was not long before he was born that his mother died. 这句话是一句强调句，它本身实际上已经不属于“It was not long....before”的结构。
注意这里是it+动词be+that的结构，是强调句形式。强调句有一个特点：去掉it was 以及后面的that之后句子的意思没有变化。因此这句话可以改为：
Not long before he was born his mother died.
It was not long before he realized the fact这句话可以分开来理It was not long表示时间并不长；before是指在××之前；he realized the fact他知道真相。全句话的意思也比较简单：他刚刚知道真相。