Mr Smith didn't go to work the week his wife was ill. 史密斯先生在他妻子生病的那个星期没去上班。

The year he lived in the country, he learned a lot. 他在乡下呆的那一年，他学到了不少东西。

四、the +序数词+time 

其中的序数词包括first, second, third, fourth等，其意为“当第几次……的时候”。如：

My girlfriend beat me at poker the first time we played. 我头一次和女朋友打扑克，她就把我赢了。

The second time I saw her, she looked like an old woman. 我第二次见到她时，她看上去像一个老太婆。

The third time I went there, I found all of them had left and the offices were all empty. 我第三次去那儿时，我发现他们都离开了，所有的办公室都是空的。

五、不定代词+ time

其中的不定代词主要包括each, every, any等。如：

Every time I ring her, the phone is engaged. 我每次给她打电话，电话都占线。

Every time I see him he either wants to tell me his trouble or borrow some money. 每次我见到他，他不是向我诉苦，就是要向我借钱。

He felt nervous each time she spoke to him. 每次她和他讲话，他都感到紧张。

Any time you come to London do look me up. 你无论什么时候到伦敦来，一定要来看我。

注意：every time, each time, any time用作连词引导状语从句时其前习惯上不用冠词，它与the first time, the second time, the third time 等引导时间状语从句时其前必须要用定冠词不同。

六、其他名词结构

以上归纳的名词结构均用于引导时间状语从句，有些其他结构还可引导其他性质的状语从句，如 the way 可用于引导方式状语从句，表示“像……一样”。如：

The didn’t do it the way we do now. 那时他们不像我们现在这样行事。

Joyce looked at me the way a lot of girls did. 乔伊丝像许多姑娘那样瞧着我。

注：这样用的the way与as用法相似。如：

Hold it in both hands, the way (=as) Mummy does. 用两只手捧住，像妈妈那样。