《What were you doing when the rainstorm came?》PPT课件6
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Revision: when vs. while

这两个词都有“当…的时候”的意思。 when 既可指某一点时间, 也可以指一段时间; while 强调一段时间, 所以从句的谓语动词常是延续性的。 当 when表示“在某一段时间里” 的意思时, 它可以代替 while, 但while不能代替when. e.g. When I came home, she was cooking dinner. 当我到家时, 她正在做饭。 When you hang wet clothes near a fire, you will see steam rising from them. 当你把湿衣服挂在火边时, 你会看到水汽从衣服上升起。