while和when的区别例句

when既指时间点,也可指一段时间,while只指一段时间 。when从句的动作和主句的动作既可以同时也可以先后发生,while从句的动作和主句的动作必须同时发生 。when引导的时间状语从句为一般过去时,while引导的时间状语从句为过去进行时 。

while和when的区别例句

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1、when例句
When are you going home?
你什么时候回家?
When eating a whole cooked fish, you should never turn it over to get at the flesh on the other side.
吃一整条鱼时,切忌把它翻过来去吃另一面的肉 。
When I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
遇到吉尔一家时我已经做了近10年的园艺工作 。
When he brought Imelda her drink she gave him a genuine, sweet smile of thanks.
当他把饮料拿给艾梅尔达时,她真诚而甜美地向他微笑以示感谢 。
I asked him when he'd be back to pick me up.
我问他什么时候回来接我 。
2、while例句
They were grinning and watching while one man laughed and poured beer over the head of another.
当一个男人大笑着把啤酒倒在另一个人头上时,他们都在乐呵呵地看着 。
The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York.
【while和when的区别例句】两位部长尚未会面,但可能会在纽约碰头 。
Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look.
玛丽安娜想把这些大房间弄成传统法式客厅的样子,但是霍华德喜欢典型的英式风格 。
While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large.
尽管这种增长的数量相对较小,但是潜在的市场是巨大的 。
They walked on in silence for a while.
他们继续默默无语地走了一会儿 。

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