【问】 (A) We had no sooner set out when a thunderstorm broke.

(B) No sooner he had gone to sleep than the telephone rang once more.

上面的句子有什么错误?

【答】 关于句(A)要记住不要把hardly... when，barely... when，scarcely... when与no soon-er... than弄混了。应牢记no sooner必须与than连用。请对比：

1. Mrs Winthrop had no sooner left the room than they began to gossip about her. (LEG)

温思罗普太太刚离开房间，他们就议论起她来了。

2. Mr Jenkins had hardly/scarcely/barely begun his speech when he was interrupted.(LEG)

詹金斯先生刚开始讲话就被人打断了。

关于句(B)，应记住：当No sooner位于句首时，必须实行主谓语的部分倒装(即主语与助动词倒装)。

1. No sooner had he arrived than he began to complain. (MED)

他刚一到达就开始抱怨。

2. No sooner had she agreed to marry him than she began to have serious doubts. (PEU)

她刚同意跟他结婚，就开始产生严重的疑虑。

同样，hardly，scarcely，barely位于句首时，也要实行主谓部分倒装。

1. Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining. (LDCE)

他刚一到，她就开始诉苦。

2. Scarcely had he gone out when it began to rain. (ALD)

他刚一走出去天就下雨了。

3. Hardly/Scarcely/had he begun to speak when I sensed that he was in trouble. (EGS)

他刚一开口我就感到他遇麻烦事了。