很多同学在描写时间时,都懂用in the morning,in the afernoon,at night等这些生活中很常见的口语表达。
这样的表达如果用在读后续写中,就会显得文章干巴巴的,没有什么特色,那么今天,我们来学习英美文学中对时间描写的优美表达。
用形容词修饰具体的时间段
• On the freezing morning of December,the police were patrolling
the streets.
12月,在寒冷的早上,...
• On a wild, windy night in October, I arrived at Thornfield Hall.《简·爱》
10月,在一个狂风呼啸的夜晚,..
• One autumn night, five years before,they had been walking down the street when the leaves were falling.《了不起的盖茨比》
五年前,一个秋叶落日纷飞的夜晚...
较长时间跨度
• Throughout the long winter, when the snow covered the land like a thick blanket,the villagers stayed indoors most of the time.
在漫长的冬季,当大雪像厚厚的毯子一样覆盖大地时,...
• Over the course of the year, as the season changed in a rhythmic cycle, the landscape of the small town transformed dramatically
在这一年的时间里,随着季节的变换,...
与事件相关联的时间状语
• While the concert was in the progress, in the middle of the most passionate performance, the lead singer's voice soared even higher...
当音乐会进行时,在最激情澎湃的时候,表演进行了一半,
• At the moment of this graduation, when a new chapter of life was about to begin, the students were filled with a mix of excitement and nervousness...
在毕业这一刻当人生新的篇章即将开启的时候,...
短时间内的描述
• Just as the clock struck midnight, a strange noise came from the house.
就在时钟敲响午夜时,房子里传来了声音。
• The moment he stepped into the classroom, everyone fell silent.
他一踏入教室,所有人都安静下来了。
生动描写时间的短语就分享到这了~