ago
ago
a∙go / əˈgo ; əˈgəʊ /
◙adv
1. used to show how far back in the past something happened
• 以前:
»5 minutes / an hour / 20 years etc ago
»Her husband died 14 years ago.
她的丈夫 14 年前去世了。
»long ago / a long time ago
»He should have finished at university long ago, but he kept taking extra courses.
他大学早就该毕业了，但是他不停地选修额外课程。
»a minute / moment ago
»The little girl you saw a moment ago was my niece.
你刚才看到的那个小女孩是我侄女。
»a little / short while ago
»Tom got a letter from him just a little while ago.
汤姆刚在不久之前收到他的一封来信。
»They moved to a new housesome time ago(=a fairly long time ago) .
他们搬进新居已有些日子了。
»We had our bicentenary celebrations not that long ago.
不久前，我们举行了二百周年庆典活动。
【CHOICE】
ago , before , previously:• Use ago to say how much time has passed from the time something happened to now, the time of speaking.
• 用 ago 表示从事情发生到现在说话的时间已过去了多久:
»I saw her a few minutes ago.
几分钟前我见过她。
»We went to Madrid two years ago.
我们两年前去了马德里。
• Use before to say how much time passed from the time something happened to a time in the past.
• 用 before 表示从事情发生到过去某个时间是多久:
»We went to the same hotel where we stayed two years before.
我们去了两年前住过的同一家酒店。
• Previously is used in the same way, but is more formal.
• previously 的用法相同，但更加正式:
»The meeting was a follow-up to one that had been held four days previously.
这次会议是四天前那次的后续。
※ Do not use a preposition ('at', 'in', 'on', etc) before a phrase with ago . 带 ago 的短语之前不能用 at, in, on等介词:
»They first met fifteen years ago (NOT at / in fifteen years ago
). 他们相识在十五年之前。
※ Do not use 'since' or 'before' with ago . ago 不与 since或 before 连用:
»I came to the USA two months ago ( NOT since / before two months ago
). 我两个月前来美国。
※ Use the past tense, not the present perfect, with ago . ago 与过去时连用，不和现在完成时连用:
»I started ( NOT I've started ) a new job a few weeks ago.
几周前我开始了新工作。
