在新概念2第一篇課文里面,通篇都是過去式,但有兩處是用過去進行時:Last week i went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.不太明白為什么是用were sitting和were talking,這里直接用過去式不可以嗎?
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前面部分的Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it. 用于介紹背景,所以用了一般過去時。
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly. 用于描述當時的情況,由于當時動作正在進行,故了過去進行時。當然,此處用一般過去時也不能算錯,但“效果”肯定不如用過去進行時好。仔細體會一下吧。