Scarcely had the votes been counted, when the telephone rang.

选票刚一统计好，电话就响了。

He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.

他刚放下电话，门铃就响了起来。

Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.

比赛才开始就下起雨来了。

Scarcely had they set foot on the threshold, when Tom called out, "Don't bring me any more hay!"

他们刚一踏进门槛，汤姆就喊道：“别再给我拿草料了！”

"Well, sir," answered Mrs. Medlock, "you' ll scarcely believe your eyes when you see him."

“哎呀，医生，”梅德洛克太太回答，“等您见到他，一定不敢相信自己的眼睛。”