Question

by the time是等于before还是when

Answer 1

问：by the time是等于before还是when

答：by the time 意思，当……的时候;所以和when相同。By the time the war was over ,death and suffering were to be seen everywhere.在战争结束的时候,到处可见死亡和饥饿.这里没有“死亡和饥饿”已经完成的意思,只是描述当时这个时间点的状况.所以用过去时.By the time we arrived the meeting was over.我们到达时,会议已结束了.