也就是说它既是介词,又是连词,譬如 after, before,还有什么也是如此的?
英语中有少数介词可以兼作连词,经常见到的有after, before, since, till, until等。如:
After lunch it began to rain. 午饭后开始下雨了。
After you finish the letter show it to me.信写完后给我看看。
You must come home before dark. 你需要在天黑前回家。
I always bathe before I go to bed. 我睡觉前总要洗个澡。
I have been here since last week. 我从上周起一直在这里。
She has had another baby since I saw her last. 从上次我见到她以来,她又生了一个孩子。