1. -I am going to the office.

　　-______you're there, can you get me some stamps? (NMET'99)

　　A. As B. While C. Because D. If

　　2. She thought I was talking about her daughter, ______in fact, I was talking about my daughter. (NMET'95)

　　A. whom B. where C. which D. while

　　[析] 1题中的连词While表示"当……的时候",着重"在……期间";而2题中的连词while意为"而;然而",表示前后两种截然不同情况的对比。

　　连词while大致有以下四种用法:

　　1.引导时间状语从句,意为"当……的时候;和……同时",此时的主从句谓语动作同时发生,从句谓语通常是延续性动词。如:

　　Mary watched TV while she ate her supper.玛丽边吃饭边看电视。

　　While she was listening to the radio, she fell asleep.她听着收音机睡着了。

　　while引导从句时,如主从句的主语一致,且从句谓语又含有be,则从句主语和be可省略。while后可直接跟现在分词、名词、形容词或介词短语。如:

　　We are teachers while (we are) serving as students.我们边当老师边当学生。

　　While (he was) yet a youth, he gained many prizes.他年轻时就曾多次获奖。

　　He caught a cold while(he was) on vacation.他度假时患了感冒。

　　2.表示对比或转折,意为"而;然而"。此时,while一般位于句中。如:

　　Some people waste food while others haven't enough.有些人浪费粮食,然而有些人却吃不饱。

　　You like sports, while I prefer music.你喜欢体育,而我更喜欢音乐。

　　3.表示让步,通常位于句首,意为"尽管;虽然"。如:

　　While I agree with your reasons, I can't allow it.尽管我同意你的理由,但我不能允许这样做。

　　While he loves his students, he is very strict with them.虽然他爱他的学生,可是他对学生们很严格。

　　While (he was) respected, he is not liked.他虽受人尊敬,但并不被人喜欢。

　　4.表示条件,意为"只要",其意思和用法相当于as long as。while可位于句首,也可位于句中。如:

　　You don't have to worry while we are here.只要我们在,你就别着急。

　　There will be life while there is water and air.只要有空气和水,就有生命。

　　While there is life, there is hope.留得生命在,不怕没希望。

　　5.意为"同时;也"。如:

　　While the book is welcomed by schol-

　　ars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general readers.这本书受到学者的欢迎,同时也会引起一般读者的兴趣。

　　6.意为"趁着"。如:

　　Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁阳光好。(谚)

　　Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。(谚)

　　While the roses are yet in bloom, will you come with me to see them?趁着玫瑰花还开着,你和我一道去看看好吗?

　　(文/朱孔仁；英语辅导报高三版2003-2004学年第37期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)