1

A: By the time I got to the station, the train had already gone.

B: That’s too bad, but you are here now and that’s all that counts.

A：當(dāng)我到達(dá)火車站時(shí)，火車已經(jīng)走了。

B：那太糟了，不過你還是來了，這才是最重要的。

2

A: By the time we got to the theater, the movie had already started.

B: What a shame! The first five minutes of the movie are so exciting! You missed an important part of the movie!

A：當(dāng)我們到達(dá)電影院時(shí)，電影都開始了。

B：真可惜！電影開頭五分鐘很激動(dòng)人心！

3

A: By the time I arrived at school, the class had begun.

B: Did you get in trouble for being late? I hope not.

A：當(dāng)我到達(dá)學(xué)校時(shí)，已經(jīng)開始上課了。

B：你惹上麻煩了嗎？我希望沒有。

4

A: By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had already died.

B: Oh, I’m really sorry to hear that.

A：當(dāng)醫(yī)生到達(dá)時(shí)，病人已經(jīng)死了。

B：噢，聽到這消息真讓人難過。

5

A: By the time I got to the party, people were already leaving.

B: Oh, that’s too bad, because I heard it was an excellent party.

A：當(dāng)我到達(dá)宴會(huì)時(shí)，人們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備離開了。

B：噢，太糟糕了，因?yàn)槲衣犝f那是個(gè)很棒的宴會(huì)。

6

A: By the time I get home, they will have left.

B: Maybe you should hurry up and try to get back early. I know they are really looking forward to seeing you again.

A：到我回家時(shí)，他們會(huì)已經(jīng)離開了。

B：也許你應(yīng)該加快點(diǎn)，盡量早回家。我知道他們是很想再見到你的。