题目
It will only take me a minute to get your watch fixed, it will be ready______ .A. by the wayB. right awayC. at lastD. in that case
It will only take me a minute to get your watch fixed, it will be ready______ .
A. by the way
B. right away
C. at last
D. in that case
题目解答
答案
B. right away
解析
本题主要考查时间短语的辨析,需要根据语境选择最合适的表达。关键点在于理解每个选项的常见用法及适用场景:
- by the way 用于插入话题,与时间无关;
- right away 表示“立即、马上”,符合“只需一分钟”的语境;
- at last 强调经过长时间后的结果,与“一分钟”矛盾;
- in that case 是逻辑连接词,不表时间。
选项分析
A. by the way
含义:表示“顺便说一下”,用于插入话题,例如:“By the way, have you seen my keys?”
错误原因:与时间无关,无法说明“何时准备好”。
B. right away
含义:表示“立即、马上”,强调动作迅速完成,例如:“I’ll call you right away.”
正确性:前文“只需一分钟”暗示修理时间短,后文用“right away”说明“很快完成”,逻辑连贯。
C. at last
含义:表示“最后、终于”,通常用于经过较长时间后,例如:“After hours of waiting, the bus finally arrived at last.”
错误原因:与“只需一分钟”的短暂时间矛盾。
D. in that case
含义:表示“在这种情况下”,用于逻辑推导,例如:“In that case, we should leave early.”
错误原因:不表时间,无法回答“何时准备好”。