No sooner had the bell rung than the gate opened
铃一响,大门就开了。
这里是有一个次序的问题,另响在门开之前,门开用过去时态 opened,零响就要用过去完成时态。
更多例句
no sooner...than..."一...就..."
引导时间状语从句,主句用过去完成时,"than"后面的从句用一般过去时。(从这里可以知道,no sooner后面是主句,than后面是从句)
例:
I had no sooner reached home than it began to rain.
我一到家天就下起雨来
No sooner ...than...常放在句首,表示强调.这时主句要倒装.
例:No sooner had I reached home than it began to rain.