shortly before在...之前不久
例句:We arrived shortly before the film started.
我们在电影开始前不久到的。
a full rehearsal shortly before the first performance.
在正式演出前的完全彩排。
相关短语:
long before before long
before long和 long before这是两个容易混淆的词组,怎样才能正确运用这两个词组呢?下面就让我们简单的辨析一下:
before long =soon,a little later不久以后
作时间状语,可用于将来时或过去时。
例:I hope to see you before long.
我希望不久能见到你。
Before long they had got everything ready.
不久他们就做好了一切准备。
long before=long long ago很久以前
表示过去,可单独作状语,其后还可接从句或名词。
例:We heard of it long before.
我们很久以前就听说过这件事。
It will be long before he arrives.
还要很久他才到达。
巧记:
long在前(long before)——“很久前”,
long在后(before long)——“不久后”。
4.But fans of both Mendes and Winslet needn't worry that the divorce will affect their creative output as Mendes has five films in development and is reportedly in talks to direct the next James Bond movie.
in talks在谈判