核心问题
I seem to remember that the last time we met I did most of the talking, so perhaps I should let you do the talking this time.
如何分析句中的 the last time?
词典解答
从结构上看,the last time (that) 后跟的是一个定语从句。因此,有一派英语语法学家,如 R. Quirk 等人把上面的结构分析为名词短语 + 定语从句 (the last time we met) 作句子谓语 (did) 的时间状语;另一派英语语法学家则干脆把 the last time (every time, each time, the moment 等) 看作是从属连词,引导时间状语从句 (参见 first , every time, each time, moment )。本书采用了后一种分析方法。
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He was much better the last time I saw him. 我上次看见他时，他好多了。
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The last time I saw her, she was picking cotton in the field. 上一次我看见她时，她正在地里摘棉花。