当铃响的时候，我发现自己沉浸在读书中。

They were so happy that they found themselves exposed to rain after such a long time.

他们是如此高兴，以至于在很长时间以后才发现自己淋了雨。

【知识小结】

find oneself+宾补，意为"（不知不觉）发现自己处于某种境况中"，宾补可以由形容词短语、介词短语、过去分词短语或现在分词短语充当。

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（1）When the Japanese soldiers woke,they found themselves _________by us.

A.surround B.surrounded

C.surrounding D.surrounds

提示：find themselves surrounded"发现他们自己被包围了"。find的宾语themselves 与宾补动词surround 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故选用表示被动的surrounded形式。

答案：B

（2）When the boy opened his eyes,he found himself_________in the arms of an old grandma.

A.lying B.lied

C.lain D.laid

提示：find+宾语+宾补的形式，find himself lying in the arms..."发现自己躺在一位老奶奶怀里"。

答案：A

3....when从句......这时......

【典型例句】

I was wandering through the streets when I caught sight of a tailor's shop.

我正在街上徘徊，（这时）忽然看见了一家服装店。

He was going to run away when the policeman came.

他正要逃跑，这时警察来了。

We were about to start when it began to rain.

我们正要开始，这时天下起雨来。

One day Chuck was on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenly his plane crashed.

一天，查克正乘坐航班在太平洋上空飞行时，飞机突然坠毁。

I was about to go out when the phone rang.

我正要出门，这时电话响了。

【知识小结】

be about to do...when... 正要做......这时......

be doing...when...正在做......这时......

【相关链接】

hardly+倒装句+when clause 还未等......就......

when引导的从句要用一般过去时态

No sooner+倒装句+than clause 还未等......就......

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