while做名詞:
1、After lunch, she likes to take a nap for a while.
她喜歡午飯后瞇一會(huì)兒。
2、It takes a while to adapt to a new environment.
適應(yīng)新環(huán)境需要花一段時(shí)間。
while做連詞:
1、引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ),解釋為“當(dāng)...的時(shí)候”。
(1)We must strike while the iron is hot.
趁熱打鐵。(我們必須當(dāng)鐵熱的時(shí)候去擊打它。)
�。�2)While he is speaking, he does a lot of gestures.
他演講的時(shí)候有很多手勢(shì)。
2、引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,意思是“雖然…但是…”。
這種情況,while 多放于句首
�。�1)While there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty.
雖然沒有確鑿的證據(jù),大多數(shù)人還是認(rèn)為他有罪。
�。�2)While my heart is willing, my flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足。(雖然我的心是愿意的,但是我的肉體是虛弱的)。
3、引導(dǎo)條件狀語(yǔ),意思是“只要”。
�。�1)While there is life there is hope.
留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。(只要有命在,就有希望。)
�。�2)While there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。(只要有意志力,就有道路。)