by the time 有兩個(gè)意思:
一:by the time可以翻譯為:這時(shí)候,在此時(shí).相當(dāng)于at the/that time.
By the time he had lost contact with the Party.
這時(shí)他已和黨失去聯(lián)系.
By the time we had settled in the third bus.
這時(shí)我們已在第3輛大汽車(chē)?yán)镒?
二:by the time,意為:在.之前已經(jīng).
by the time our teacher came in ,we had started speaking English.
在老師進(jìn)來(lái)前,我們都已經(jīng)開(kāi)始講英語(yǔ)了.
你這句話的結(jié)構(gòu)是對(duì)的.只是翻譯過(guò)來(lái)感覺(jué)有點(diǎn)不是很順口.
by the time when got to the bus station,the bus had left.
在我們到達(dá)車(chē)站時(shí),汽車(chē)早就開(kāi)走了.
by+時(shí)間名詞.意為：“到…時(shí)（已發(fā)生某事）,此時(shí)謂語(yǔ)多用完成時(shí)；最晚、不遲于…,在…之前”.如：by now/then/this time/next Friday/the end of/three o`clock等.
By the end of last year,another new gymnasium had been completed.(2003上海·春）到去年年底,又有一座新體育館峻工了.