When 跟 While怎麼用總是搞不清楚,教練分五個條列解釋讓你看懂。
說真的,英文學了十幾年,有些東西還是搞不懂。
前幾天才上傳文章說明because of 跟 due to 的差別跟使用方式,昨天又有學生來信問教練,when 跟while是不是意思都一樣,兩個字可以互用?教練說,答案是Yes and No,就是有時候可以,有時候不行。為了讓大家都搞懂,教練用很簡單的條列式方法說明一下,幫大家複習一下。
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When 跟 while 的用法
1. When and while兩個字都可以使用的狀況
同時有兩個動作發生,且其中一個動作還是持續性的背景動作,這時用when 或是 while 都可以。請看下面的例句與說明:
- When/while I was talking to the shop clerk(持續性背景動作), my phone rang.(瞬間又發生了另一個動作)
- The lights went out (瞬間發生的另一個動作) when/while I was having supper. (持續的背景動作)
- Mr. Lee got into a nasty accident(瞬間發生的另一個動作) when/while he was driving home. (持續的背景動作)
2. 要用While的時候
兩個動作都持續在進行的時候(長動作),要用while
- I was watering the plants while my mother was cooking supper.
- Chloe was doing the dishes while her cat was jumping up and down.
- Janet was dancing while her roommate Grace was playing the guitar.
3. 要用When的時候
兩個動作都是瞬間且幾乎同時發生的時候,要用when
- He texted me when I got home. (這裡的text跟got home都是瞬間且幾乎同時發生)
- I nearly tripped over my cat when I saw him (這裡的tripped over跟saw幾乎同時發生)
- I take off my hat when I get home. (這裡的take off hat跟get home幾乎同時發生)
4. 表示某段期間的時候,還是用when
- When I was a kid, I used to love playing baseball.
- I lived with my grandparents for a year when I was eight years old.
5. 當兩個動作不是同時發生,因為有時間差,所以需要交代先後順序時,用when
- I almost fainted when my boyfriend told me that he wanted to break up with me.
- The burgler ran away when he saw the police.
- I cried when I heard the story.
教練:第一個用法的第3個例句前半段Mr. Lee got into a nasty accient是不是漏了d,而該是accident呢?
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刪除給你一個句子方便使用。A hawk-eyed security guard spotted the fire in the basement and called the fire department immediately.
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