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  9. <p>自从 means "ever since" in English, and is used to express the
  10. starting point of an action in the past. It can be followed by
  11. phrases using the markers 起 and <a href="After_a_specific_time"
  12. title="wikilink">以后</a></p>
  13. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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  15. <p>自从 + [Starting Point]</p>
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  17. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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  20. <li><em>自从</em> 来 到 湖南,我 越 来 越 能 吃 辣 了。<span class="trans">Ever
  21. since arriving in Hunan, I've been more and more able to eat spicy
  22. food.</span></li>
  23. <li><em>自从</em> 金融 危机 爆发,就业 市场 变 得 越 来 越 不 景气 了。<span class=
  24. "trans">Ever since the economic crisis, the job market has been
  25. growing less and less.</span></li>
  26. <li><em>自从</em> 他 跟 我 分手 后,他 就 没有 联系 过 我。<span class="trans">Ever
  27. since he broke up with me, he hasn't contacted me.</span></li>
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  30. <p>In the above examples, 从 can be used interchangeably with 自从.
  31. The main difference is that 从 can also be used to state starting
  32. points in the future, a little like "from" in English. 自从 cannot be
  33. used in this way.</p>
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  36. <li><em>从</em> 明天 开始,我 要 认真 看 书。<span class="trans">Starting from
  37. tomorrow, I'm going to study seriously.</span></li>
  38. <li><em>自从</em> 明天 开始,我 要 认真 看 书。</li>
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  41. <p>Note that 从 can be used to denote <a href=
  42. "&quot;From%E2%80%A6_To%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;cong%E2%80%A6_dao%E2%80%A6&quot;"
  43. title="wikilink">starting points in place and time</a>, whereas 自从
  44. can only be used to express starting points in time.</p>
  45. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
  46. <ul>
  47. <li><a href="From%E2%80%A6_to%E2%80%A6" title="wikilink">From…
  48. to…</a></li>
  49. <li><a href="Saying_&quot;ever_since&quot;_with_&quot;yilai&quot;"
  50. title="wikilink">Saying "ever since" with "yilai"</a></li>
  51. </ul>
  52. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
  53. reading</h2>
  54. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
  55. <ul>
  56. <li><a href=
  57. "Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87)"
  58. title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)</a>
  59. (pp. 218) <a href=
  60. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301075308">
  61. →buy</a></li>
  62. </ul>
  63. <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
  64. B2 grammar points</a></p>
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