1.before在这句中的意思是:还没有,译句子时要注意句型结构和一些词的特殊用法.这里要考的是before 的用法.
2.这句考的是because的用法,当主句为否定句时,且主句与从句之间没有逗号,这时not是来否定整个句子了,整个句子这样译:不是/要因为----才/而----,这个句子这样译,"不要因为别人相信这件事你就相信".千万不能译成"因为别人相信这件事,你决不能相信" ,但是当主句和从句之间有逗号时,not 是来否定主句.
eg:I am not kind to him because he is poor.(我不是因为他可怜才对他好)
I am not kind to him,because he is rude.(我对他不好中因为他无礼)
3.当instead 后没有介词时后面要接句子.这时要用逗号分开,当它后面有介词时后面要接名词,代词或动名词.
eg:He didn't go to the concert yesterday,instead he went to the airport to meet his friend.
He prepared his lessons instead of watching the football match yesterday.