Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.

题目

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
我不太明白before在句子中的意义和作用.

答案

几乎过了一星期,这个女孩才能够讲述自己的遭遇.此句中的before指（时间）在.以前,在女孩能讲述遭遇以前已经过了一星期,通常before前是一个表示时间的短语,常译为直到.才.例如：It may be many years before we meet again.大概要过许多年我们才能再见.