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■ since 与 from两个介词都是表示“从何时起”,有时可以互用。 - She's been like that from/since her childhood.她自从小时候起就是这个样子。
- From/Since the moment they were married, they've quarrelled.他们自从结婚时起就一直吵架。
但是 since 使用时,一定要是到了后来的某个时间点就站住,从这个后来的时间点向 since 那个开始的时间点回顾。from 则只是简单地交代一个时间起点,后来并不站住回顾,而是“义无反顾”地走下去。 - I'll be here from (*since) three o'clock onwards.我从三点钟起会在这里(没有将来某时间点对三点钟的回顾)。
- I work from (*since) nine to five.我九点到五点上班(虽然有五点,但不是对九点的回顾)。
- “From (*Since) today, I believe there's a God,” she said.她说:“从今天起我相信有上帝了。”(没有从后来时间点的回顾)
- Offices, factories, shops, pubs, bars, restaurants, membership clubs, public transport and work vehicles that are used by more than one person will also be Smoke Free zones from (*since) July 1.(International Podcast, Dec. 28, 2007)办公室、工厂、商店、酒吧、饭馆、会员俱乐部、公共交通工具和不止一人使用的工作车辆,自 7 月 1 日起将列为无烟区。
since 要求谓语动词必须是现在或者过去完成时(例外见 since 条 3) 与 4) ),from 则没有限制。 - From that day on, Trudy became a regular part of Francie's life. (Michael Christopher Mahan, An Internal Affair, p.49)从那一天起,特鲁迪就成了弗兰西生活中的一部分。
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