<p>You can understand this sentence in this sentence pattern: <strong>“某事发生在某事以前”</strong> which means <strong>&quot;sth. happed before sth.&quot;</strong></p>
<p>The first thing is <strong>“我初次看见他”</strong>, which means <strong>&quot;the first time to meet sb.&quot;</strong></p>
<p>The second thing is <strong>“没念中学”</strong>, which means <strong>&quot;haven't participated in middle school courses&quot;</strong>, maybe in elementary school.</p>
<p>For example, I going to middle school at 12, so I may meet him the first time at 11. Or I am going to middle school in Sep. 2012, so I may meet him the first time in Apr.2012.</p>
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<p><em>I am Chinese and if you are confused with my English grammar, you can read this Chinese bellow:</em></p>
<p>这句话的可以用这个句式理解：<strong>“某事发生在某事以前”</strong></p>
<p>第一件事是 “<strong>我初次看见他</strong>”，即 <strong>第一次遇到/认识某人</strong>。</p>
<p>第二件事是 “<strong>没念中学</strong>”，即 <strong>还没有参加中学课程</strong>，可能是在上小学。</p>
<p>比如原文中的“我”在12岁时上中学，那么“我”有可能是在 11 岁的时第一次遇到/认识“他”，或者“我”在 2012 年 9 月上中学，“我”也有可能是在 2012 年 4 月的时第一次遇到/认识“他”</p>

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<p>from DeFrancis' <em>Beginning Chinese Reader</em> p. 184 – Lesson 19, Exercise 5, Item 5</p>

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What does this sentence mean? 我初次看見他是沒念中學以前
# What does this sentence mean? 我初次看見他是沒念中學以前

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-09)

from DeFrancis' *Beginning Chinese Reader* p. 184 – Lesson 19, Exercise 5, Item 5

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-01-09. Score: 1

You can understand this sentence in this sentence pattern: **“某事发生在某事以前”** which means **"sth. happed before sth."**

The first thing is **“我初次看见他”**, which means **"the first time to meet sb."**

The second thing is **“没念中学”**, which means **"haven't participated in middle school courses"**, maybe in elementary school.

For example, I going to middle school at 12, so I may meet him the first time at 11. Or I am going to middle school in Sep. 2012, so I may meet him the first time in Apr.2012.

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*I am Chinese and if you are confused with my English grammar, you can read this Chinese bellow:*

这句话的可以用这个句式理解：**“某事发生在某事以前”**

第一件事是 “**我初次看见他**”，即 **第一次遇到/认识某人**。

第二件事是 “**没念中学**”，即 **还没有参加中学课程**，可能是在上小学。

比如原文中的“我”在12岁时上中学，那么“我”有可能是在 11 岁的时第一次遇到/认识“他”，或者“我”在 2012 年 9 月上中学，“我”也有可能是在 2012 年 4 月的时第一次遇到/认识“他”


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