表示“一……就”的连词

表示“一……就”的连词

有网友问：用英语表示“一……就”，除用 as soon as 外，还有哪些方法？

英语中要表示“一……就”，除用连词as soon as外，还可用the moment, the minute, the second, the instant, immediately, directly, instantly, once, no sooner…than, hardly…when等。如：

He started as soon as he received the news. 他一接到消息就出发了。

The moment I saw him I knew there was no hope. 我一看到他就知道没希望了。

I want to see him the minute (that) he arrives. 他一来到我就要见他。

The instant he opened the door he saw the thief. 他一开门就看见了这个贼。

Immediately he came I told him the news. 他一来我就把消息告诉了他。

Once he arrives, we can start. 他一来我们就可以开始。

We had no sooner set out than it began to rain. 我们刚出发就下雨了。

She had hardly arrived when it began to snow. 她刚到就下起雪来了。