The baby cried again when I tried to give him a bath _____ I started to play with the water. A. after B. until C. whenever D. unless 答案是B 但我认为是D,为什么选B不选D?
为了方便理解,建议先把 when I tried to give him a bath (当我尽力要给他洗澡时)这个时间状语从句放一边,那么就剩下这部分:The baby cried again ______ I started to play with the water. until “到......时为止”,原句意思:“他又开始哭了,一直哭到我开始玩水为止。”也就是我开始玩水时,婴儿就停止哭泣。 unless “除非,如果不”,假设你把 unless 放进去,句子意思就是:“如果我不开始玩水,他就又开始哭了。”注意是“开始玩水”,而不是“玩水”,这就理解为反复“开始玩水”,这个意思是不恰当的。如果改为 unless I played with the water (如果我不玩水)意思就恰当。 希望能帮助你正确理解此题。