Anlamca en yakın cümleSoru #8419
Given the sentence: "No sooner had the keynote speaker stepped onto the stage than the electrical power in the auditorium failed."
- A)The speaker had just finished his lecture when a power malfunction plunged the auditorium into darkness.
- B)The keynote speaker waited patiently on stage until the auditorium's electricity was restored.
- C)Because of the sudden power failure, the speaker decided not to step onto the stage.
- D)The electrical problem in the auditorium arose just before the keynote address was scheduled to begin.
- E)The power outage in the hall occurred immediately after the keynote speaker took the stage.
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Doğru cevap: E) The power outage in the hall occurred immediately after the keynote speaker took the stage.
Çözüm: "No sooner ... than ..." kalıbı "biri gerçekleşir gerçekleşmez ötekinin olması" (as soon as / immediately after) anlamını taşır. Konuşmacı sahneye çıkar çıkmaz elektrik kesilmiştir. E seçeneği bu zaman ilişkisini mükemmel ifade eder.