题目
他们正要离开那幢房子时,突然听到火警警报器在背后尖声响起。(be about to)They were about to leave the house when they heard a fire alarm screaming behind them.
他们正要离开那幢房子时,突然听到火警警报器在背后尖声响起。(be about to)They were about to leave the house when they heard a fire alarm screaming behind them.
题目解答
答案
答案:They were about to leave the house when they heard a fire alarm screaming behind them.
解析
本题考查“be about to”的用法,要求将中文句子改写为英文句子。解题核心在于:
- “be about to”结构表示“正要做某事”,后接动词原形;
- “when”引导的突发动作从句,表示“正要做某事时,突然发生另一动作”;
- 时态匹配:主句用“be about to”的过去式,从句用一般过去时。
步骤1:确定主干结构
原句“他们正要离开那幢房子时”对应“be about to”结构,主句为:
They were about to leave the house
步骤2:添加突发动作
“突然听到火警警报器尖声响起”用“when”引导从句,注意从句时态为一般过去时:
when they heard a fire alarm screaming behind them
步骤3:整合细节
- “那幢房子”简化为
the house(上下文已明确); - “火警警报器尖声响起”用现在分词
screaming描述主动动作。