no sooner/hardly had ... thanused to say that one thing happens immediately after another thing 一…就… No sooner had I got into the house than the phone rang. 我刚进屋,电话铃就响了。
Hardly had they reached Edinburgh than they were ordered to return to London. 他们刚抵达爱丁堡就接到回伦敦的命令。
no sooner/hardly had ... than• But no sooner had Miriam gone than Harry suddenly returned looking more cheerful than one might have expected.• Alas, no sooner had he started than he realised it was no longer what he wanted.• No sooner had he gone than one of the cameramen approached.• No sooner had it begun than the rain seemed to end.
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