never since 的四种用法

 

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never since 通常有四种用法:

一是用于省略句。如:

A: Have you seen him recently? 你最近见过他吗?

B: Never since he left last year. 自从他去年离开之后,从未见过。

句中的neverI have never seen him之省略。

二是前移至句首时“碰巧”与since搭配在一起。如:

Never since 1978 have we met again. 1978年以来我们就没有再见过面。

此句的正常语序为:We have never met again since 19748.

三是since从句前移时“碰巧”与since搭配在一起。如:

He has never never since his birth cried to be fed. 自从他出生以来,他从未哭喊着要人喂他。

四是never since never before 同义。如:

I have never since tasted such delicious potatoes and salad. 我以前从未尝到过这样好吃的土豆和沙拉。

此句中的never since never before 同义。