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3上海意為:“到…時(已發(fā)生某事),此時謂語多用完成時;最晚、不遲于…,在…之前”。As we boys were rushing towards the playground,Jim slipped by the table.(NMET92完形)當(dāng)我們這些男生沖向操場時,吉姆從桌旁溜過。春)晚飯后,她常坐在火旁,有時長達(dá)一個小時地回憶她那青春、快樂的年代。She searched the top of the hill and stopped to rest on a big rock by the side of the path.(NMET90)她搜索了山頂,然后停下來在路邊的一塊大石頭上休息。表方位,意為:“在…旁邊”。介詞by的用法歸納 介詞by可以用來表示方位、時間、手段等,其用法在考試中曾多次出現(xiàn)。下面結(jié)合考試和其它一些例句做一下歸納: 一、by+地點(diǎn)名詞。如:by the lake/river/tree/window/door等。After supper she would sit down by the fire,sometimes for as long as an hour,thinking of her young and happy days.(2003上海注:有時可表:“從…旁經(jīng)過”,多與動詞go/walk/pass等連用。二、by+時間名詞。如:by now/then/this time/next Friday/the end of/three o`clock等。春)到去年年底,又有一座新體育館峻工了。