从那以后过了七年他们才结婚。

before......（以后）才。

注意before的特殊用法：

1）不等．．．．．．就，

2）（不多久．．．．．．）就

3）宁愿．．．．．．，也不．．．．．．

·高考衔接点拨·

[考点]目的状语的表达法。

[透视]常考的表达法有：①for,on等介词短语；②不定式；③in order to／so as to,前者可用于句首、句中，后者不能用于句首；④so that／in order that ＋从句；so that也可引导结果状语从句，意为"因此"。⑤in case(that)（以免，以防）＋从句。

[考点] 高考热点词but的用法。

[透视]①but作连词，表示前后相反，意为"但是"；②不能同时与although,though连用；③与however的区分；④作连词时，在题干中往往是选出正确答案的关键信息词，这是历年高考考查的重点。⑤作介词，意为"除了"，常用have no choice but to do sth．等搭配。

[考点]please及其同根词的区别。

[透视]①please与satisfy同义，常用于be pleased／satisfied with sb．／sth．, be pleased／satisfied to do结构；②pleased满意的，用来修饰人；pleasant舒服的；愉快的，用来修饰物；pleasing使人愉快的；合意的，用来修饰物；pleasure愉快；满足。

[考点]other一词的用法。

[透视]①one．．．the othersome．．．others短语；②与数词连用时，放在数词之后；③用于比较级中，排除自我比较，即：than any other＋名词；④every other．．．每隔一......,other than(than后接动词原形)除了。

·课堂同步练习 ·

Choose the best answers

1. She is old enough to get married _____.

　　A. by law B. by the law C. to the law D. with the law

2. A film _______ is the place where films are made.

　　A. play B. scene C. view D. sight

3. In this film, he played the ____ of the brave policeman.

　　A. roles B. part C. actor D. man

4. What do you think _______ to him just now?

　　A. did happen B. did he happen

　　C. did it happen D. happened

5. ______ of the party, we sang a song together.