Seven years had passed before George finished pay
问题描述：
Seven years had passed before George finished pay
ing for his house.「七年过去前乔治就已经支付完他的房子了.」是应该这样翻译吗?
答
不是.
直到七年后乔治才还清了他的欠款.before不是之前吗？before在这里当什么讲？我们把主分句折开来看，主句是Seven years had passed。
分句是 before George finished pay。这样就很容易明白了。
意思是七年过去了。在George还清欠款之前
或者你也可以把主分句顺序换下来看。
Before George finished pay，seven years had passed.是不是就不难理解了。👍👍👍👍