by的问题

在星期日晚上之前

用by the time ，翻译成 到星期日晚上的时候

应译为“在星期日晚上之前”
BY 作时间的介词时一般用于完成时或将来时
BY THE TIME OF+过去的时间，用于过去完成时
BY+现在的时间（如THIS YEAR，BY NOW）用于现在完成时
BY+将来的时间即用于将来时，如本问题的例句就是表示将来时

by the time: 到......时候

by: [ bai ]

prep. 被,经由,在...之前

例句与用法:
1. He hurried by and disappeared in the wood.
他匆匆走过去，消失在森林里。

2. The house by the lake is a restaurant.
湖边的那座房子是家饭店。

3. You must be back by four o'clock.
你务必在4点前回来。

4. He sent me a package by post.
他邮寄给我一个包裹。

5. It is fun eating by stealth without being found.
偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。

by the time:

到...的时候

例句与用法:
1. By the time we arrived the meeting was over.
我们到达时，会议已结束了。

2. The injured man was fairly far gone by the time the ambulance arrived.
救护车到时那伤者已生命垂危.

3. By the time he is ten, he has outgrown his older brothe