书上说,表示“伴随”时,一般用as 引导时间状语从句。如:
As evening arrived, the shadowsdeepened. 伴随暮色的即将来临,阴影也变得更暗了。
People spoke of their fear as theflood waters rose. 伴随洪水上涨,大家谈论着他们的恐惧。
As the meeting progressed, Nina grewmore and more bored. 伴随会议继续进行,尼娜愈加烦。
如此的句子可以用 when代替 as 吗?
用when也可以,只不过不如as普通而已。如:
I’m not going out to buy houses or cars or anything, but I’ll probably try to start to save more when I get older. 我并不计划购买房、车子或别的什么,不过,伴随年龄的增大,我可能会想方法多存点钱。(《外研社英语语法大全》p57)
再如下面一道高考考试题:
Over time, ______the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.
按理说,这道题的最好答案是 as(伴随),但参考答案给出的是 as 或 when,即填 when 也是对的,也给分。