Question

it was evening we reached the little town of winchester

it was evening we reached the little town of winchester

.A that B until C before

选B行不行呢？

Answer 1

before 和until 经常可以通用。lz说的没错，如果只从字面的意思理解，的却before 和until 都可以。但是这两个词也有特殊情况，如只能用before的情况。主要有5种。适合这题的解释是：

主句谓语动词强调动作的迟缓性，只用before,这时常伴有时间段状语或时间段暗示。For example:
It was quite a long time before he found the elephant.过了很长时间，他才找到大象。

其余只能用before的情况：
1。主句为肯定式，谓语为终止性动词时只用before. For example:
1). He fell asleep before I could take off his clothes.
2). We arrived there before it started to rain.

2。如果强调在从句谓语动作没发生前就先发生主句谓语动作，只用before,这时常译为“未及（不等）……就……” For example:
1)We can leave early in the morning before it gets too hot.趁天还不太热，我们上午早点离开。

3。表示“与其说……倒不如……”,“与其……毋宁……”的意思时只用before.
I would give up my job before I agree to be dismissed. 我与其被解雇还不如先辞职。

4。在某些特定句型中用before。
It was (not) long before…（不久）过了很长时间才…
It will (not) be long before…（不到）要过很长时间才会… For example:
It will probably not be long before they understand each other. 他们大概过不久就会互相了解。

Answer 2

二楼的答案是对的。it was evening before we reached the little town of Winchester.
意思是“我们到Winchester小镇的时候是晚上了”.
1. before 意为:（我们）在（到Winchester ）之前
2. 该句不是强调句型，强调句型一定是强调句子的某个成分，比如时间状语，地点状语，主语等等。
3. 此句也不选B，until 是“直到。。。。。。才”，意思不符合题意。

追问

既然until是“直到。。。。。。才”，那么不就可以翻译成知道我们到达小镇天才黑么。也没有什么问题呀。。

追答

until 连接词 conj.

1.直到...时,到...为止
He worked in Hong Kong until his father found him a job in Canada.
在他父亲给他在加拿大找到差事前,他一直在香港工作。
2.(用于否定句)在...以前,直到...才
She didn't go to bed until her daughter came back.
她一直等到女儿回来才去睡觉。
又如: I had breskfast brfore I went to school yesterday.
= I didn't go to school nutil (before) I had breakfast.

Answer 3

B
当我们到达那个小镇时,已经是傍晚了.
如果选A的话,那是强调句,应改为It
was
in
the
evening
that
we
reached
the
little
town
of
Winchester.

Answer 4

It is...that...
是强调句型