[請益] 請教一題英文題目，及翻譯

[evilcandy (~ 流浪的貓咪 ~)]

請教各位大大一題英文選擇題及翻譯

選擇題：

As of 2010, 3,200 Chinese tourists were visiting Taiwan per day, and
_______  May 2011, the total number of mainland tourists that had come
to Taiwan exceeded 2.3 million.

(A)at (B)by (C)from (D)with

答案是B，請問為什麼要選B呢？


翻譯：

No sooner had they reached the other side than the fox tossed the gingerbread
man up in the air.

看不太懂這句在講什麼，請問這句子的中文意思是什麼呢？

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推 innightmare: by作為截至...為止;no sooner... than 一...就...
→ evilcandy: 謝謝樓上大大的回答
→ evilcandy: 我知道no sooner than的用法啦，可是整句不知道怎麼翻
→ innightmare: 沒多久當他們抵達河的另一邊時，狐狸就將薑餅人高高
→ innightmare: 拋向空中。
推 mark32504: 當他們到另一邊沒多久後，狐狸把薑餅屋人拋向天空
→ evilcandy: 謝謝！原來是這樣翻，我想的太複雜。