the first time还是for the first time?
2024-11-10 21:13:00 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
I retired the first time when he was the coach.
the前是不是缺少了for?
老师答疑
刘老师：
▲the first time是个名词词组，后面往往接一从句，现已演变成连词的用法。
你的句子没错，不能加for。以下几种表达都对：the first time之后接一个定语从句，用that，when引导均可，或者干脆省略。
I retired the first time when he was the coach.
I retired the first time that he was the coach.
I retired the first time he was the coach.
【翻译】我在他初次当教练时退的休。
▲for the first time是个介词词组，意为“第一次，首次，初次”，一般用作状语，修饰动词。
She met him at the cinema for the first time. 她第一次碰到他是在电影院里。
I took an airplane for the first time in my life. 我有生以来第一次搭飞机。
请仔细体会和比较以下两句话，并且分析一下两个词组的差别。两句话的意思相同。
Mary was a shy girl the first time (that/when) I met her. （the first time用作连词）
Mary was a shy girl when I met her for the first time.（for the first time用作状语，修饰met）
【注意】如果把句子改为：I retired for the first time when he was the coach.
那么，语法虽然不错，但句子讲不通。你翻译一下试试：
当他当教练的时候，我第一次退休了。（退休还有第2次，第3次？）
这样改的话，for the first time 就是修饰retired。
