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ago
高考核心词 难度 2/5 ⏱ 2 分钟
核心
从现在往回数——「…前」,只和过去时连用
释义
1
adv.(时间)以前(从现在往回数)
The company was founded over a hundred years ago by a group of local entrepreneurs.
该公司由一群当地企业家在一百多年创立。
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adv.(用于强调距今时间)
It seems like only yesterday, yet the event happened more than two decades ago.
感觉好像就是昨天,然而这件事已经发生在二十多年了。
语感
ago = 只向后看,只用过去时——never 现在完成时
…以前(从现在算起)
陷阱
⚠️ago 不与现在完成时连用
Scientists have discovered a new treatment for the disease three years ago.
科学家三年前发现了这种疾病的新疗法。(× have discovered + ago,应改为 discovered)
ago 是过去时间标志词,只与一般过去时连用,不与现在完成时(have/has done)连用;× have discovered... ago → ✓ discovered... ago
Scientists discovered a new treatment for the disease three years ago.
科学家三年发现了这种疾病的新疗法。
⚠️ago vs. before:参照点不同
By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient had lost consciousness some minutes before.
before = ago(以前,都表示「时间上在…之前」,可以互换)
before(参照点是过去某一时刻:had lost consciousness before the ambulance arrived = 在救护车到达之前已失去意识,参照点是救护车到达的时刻);ago(参照点永远是「说话的现在」:he lost consciousness five minutes ago = 他五分钟前失去意识,参照点是现在);此句是过去时间框架内的前后关系,用 before
救护车到达时,患者几分钟就已经失去了意识。(before = 相对于另一过去时刻的「之前」;ago = 相对于「现在」的「之前」)
近义辨析
ago vs previously
ago ago(时间段 + ago,从现在往回,口语书面均可) previously previously(书面正式,在此/那之前:previously unknown = 此前未知的)
The company merged with its main competitor two years ago, creating the largest firm in the industry.
该公司两年与主要竞争对手合并,创建了业内最大的企业。
The site was previously used as a factory before being converted into a cultural centre.
该场地此前曾用作工厂,后被改建为文化中心。
写作加分
此词暂无特别的写作加分用法
常用搭配
时间段 + ago…以前(two years ago, a week ago)
long ago很久以前
not long ago不久前
some time ago一段时间前
how long ago多久以前
词根
ago = 「已经走了」的时间——永远从「现在」往后看,永远是过去时
考考你
Q1对错判断
判断下面句子里的用法是否正确:
The researchers have published their groundbreaking findings five years ago in an international journal.
✓ 正确版本
The researchers published their groundbreaking findings five years ago in an international journal.
研究人员五年在一本国际期刊上发表了他们的突破性研究成果。
ago 是过去时间标志词,只与一般过去时连用,不与现在完成时(have published)连用;应改为 published
Q2近义选词
选择最恰当的词填空:
The building had been ___ used as a government archive before it was converted into a public library.
Aago
Bpreviously
✓ 该建筑此前曾用作政府档案馆,后被改建为公共图书馆。
此处参照点是「过去某时刻」而非「现在」,且作副词修饰过去完成时 had been used;previously(此前)适合此书面语境;ago 需要具体时间段(× had been ago used 无法成立)
Q3搭配还原
选择正确的形式,完成句子:
The agreement was signed ___ twenty years, yet its terms remain relevant today.
该协议签署于二十年前,但其条款至今仍具有现实意义。
Aago
Bbefore
Cpreviously
Dearlier
完整搭配:twenty years ago 二十年前(从现在往回数)
时间段 + ago(twenty years ago)是固定结构;before 无法直接跟时间段(× before twenty years);previously/earlier 不与具体时间段搭配
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