| 词组 | soon |
| 释义 | soon ◊ talking about the future You use soon to say that something will happen in a short time from now. We should be getting some orders through to you soon. We may very soon reach the limit of what we can cram on to a silicon chip. ◊ talking about the past When you are talking about the past, you use soon to say that something happened a short time after something else. The mistake was very soon spotted. The glum faces soon changed to smiles. ◊ position in sentence Soon is often put at the beginning or end of a sentence. Soon unemployment will start rising. Soon she would have to retire. I will see you soon. Most firms will raise prices very soon. You can also put soon after the first auxiliary in a verb group. For example, you can say 'We will soon be home'. You do not say 'We soon will be home'. It will soon be Christmas. Herbert was soon taking part in numerous plays. If there is no auxiliary, you put soon in front of the verb, unless the verb is 'be'. I soon forgot about our conversation. If the verb is 'be', you put soon after it. She was soon asleep. ◊ 'how soon' You use how soon when you are asking how long it will be before something happens. How soon do I have to make a decision? How soon are you returning to Paris? ◊ 'as soon as' You use as soon as to say that one event happens immediately after another. As soon as she got out of bed, the telephone stopped ringing. As soon as we get the tickets, we'll send them to you. ◊ 'no sooner' No sooner is also used, especially in writing, to say that one event happens immediately after another. No sooner usually goes in front of the main verb in the first clause. The second clause begins with 'than'. You no sooner pour your aperitif than the bell goes. In stories, no sooner is sometimes put at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an auxiliary and the subject. No sooner did I reach the surface than I was pulled back again. |
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