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單元4:Tricky Words容易混淆的字詞

Until和By,指的是任一時間點以前。(Fotolia)
Until和By,指的是任一時間點以前。(Fotolia)
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Until vs. By

Until和By,指的是任一時間點以前。

◆ Until:

If something happens "until" a particular time, you stop doing it at that time.

例:We lived in a small apartment until this September.(We stopped living there in September.)

譯:今年9月以前,我們住在一個小公寓裡。

◆ By:

If something happens "by" a particular time, it happens "at" or "before" that time. It is often used to mean a deadline.

例:You must turn in your homework by August 31.(August 31 is the last day you must turn in your homework; you can also turn in your homework before August 31.)

譯:你必須在8月31日前繳交作業。◇