并列连词用法总结

并列连词when

when作并列连词，表示“就在此刻(and just then)”，“突然(and suddenly)”，在中学英语中，我们经常见到与并列连词when相关的句式，现将其归纳如下：

1．be (just) about to do．．．when．．．

She was just about to say something more when she noticed the sullen look on his face.

她刚要再说些什么，却突然看到了他阴沉的脸色。

We were about to telephone you when your telegram arrived.

我们正准备给你打电话，这时你的电报来了。

We were about to start when (suddenly) it began to rain.

我们刚要出发就开始下雨了。

I was about to go to bed when the phone rang.

Mrs. Brown was about to begin when Jennie broke in.

This afternoon I was just about to go swimming when luckily our guide saw me and stopped me.

We were about to start when suddenly it began to rain.

Charlie was about to leave the office when suddenly someone knocked at the door. She was just about to say something more when she noticed the angry look on his face.

They were about to give up when the captain encouraged them to save the ship. She was about to open the door when a dog shouted at her.

2．be (just) on the point of doing sth．．．when．．．

They were on the point of giving up when the captain encouraged them fiercely to save the ship.

就在他们快要放弃努力时，船长鼓励他们竭尽全力挽救轮船。

The coach was just on the point of giving up the game when our team scored two points.

教练正准备放弃比赛，这时我们队得了两分。

He was on the point of leaving when (suddenly) someone knocked at the door.

他刚要走就有人敲门。

3．be going to do．．．when．．．

I was just going when he came in.

我正要走，这时他就进来了。

He was going to run away, when the policemen came.

他正打算逃跑，警察突然出现了。

She was going to open the window and shout at the dog to frighten it, when she stopped and stood quite still.

她正准备打开窗户，大声吓唬一下那条狗，这时她突然停住了，站着一动也不动。4．be doing sth ．．．when．．．

I was thinking of this when I heard my name called.

我正想着这件事时，突然听到有人叫我的名字。

He was still smiling when (suddenly) the door opened and his wife came in.

他正笑着的时候，门突然开了，他妻子走了进来。

I was wandering through the street when I caught sight of a tailor's shop.

我正在街头漫步，我突然看见有家缝纫店。

I was cooking when I heard her knocking at the door.

我正在做饭，突然听到她敲门的声音。

He was thinking about the problem when an apple fell to the ground.

他正在思考这个问题，突然有一只苹果掉到了地上。

The children are playing football on the playground, when it began to rain.

孩子们正在操场上踢足球，突然下起了大雨。

A few days later, I was moving forward over a slope that seemed safe when suddenly without warning my world dropped out from under my skis.

几天后，我正在一个似乎安全的斜坡上前行，突然毫无预兆，滑雪板下的大地陷下去了。5．be busy doing．．．when．．．

I was busy doing my homework when one of my classmates came.

我正忙着做作业，这时我的一个同学来找我。

I was busy cooking when there was a knock at the door.

我正在忙着做饭，突然听到了敲门的声音。

6．had （just) done．．．when．．．

He had just finished the book when supper was served.

我刚刚读完这本书，这时晚饭就端上来了。

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.