25.4.1. gy. A2 (példák)

beginning noun /bɪˈgɪn.ɪŋ/ [C usually no plural] kezdet, az eleje vminek

We met at the beginning of 2014.

She sat down and read the book straight through from beginning to end.

I enjoyed my job at/in the beginning, but I'm bored with it now.

delay noun /dɪˈleɪ/ [C or U] késedelem, késés

An accident caused long delays on the motorway.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

early adjective /ˈɜː.li/ (earlier, earliest) 1 korai, kezdeti (egy időszak elejéhez közeli)

the early 1980s

This was in the early days of car design.

My earliest memory is of being shown around our new house.

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 1 utolsó, legutolsó (legutóbbi, legújabb) [always before noun]

What was the last film you saw?

It's rained for the last three days.

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 2 előző (a jelenlegit megelőző) [always before noun]

My last house was half this size.

I liked his last book but I'm not so keen on this latest one.

next adjective /nekst/ 1 következő (időben/sorban)

What time's the next train to London?

We're going to be very busy for the next few months.

after adverb /ˈɑːf.tər/ után (később vminél/vkinél)

Hilary got here at midday and Nicholas arrived soon after.

I can't go next week - how about the week after?

afterwards adverb /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ azután, utána, később (vmi esemény után)

We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.

They separated, and soon/shortly afterwards Jane left the country.

before adverb /bɪˈfɔːr/ előzőleg, korábban

He said he had never seen her before.

I feel as though I've been here before.