The British sociologist and activist Barbara Wootton once noted as a humorous example of income maldistribution that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning annually exactly what she then earned as director of adult education for London.
that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning
that the elephant, giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, had been earning
that there was an elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, and it earned
the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and was earning
the elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and that it earned
2、过去完成时不强制要求动作本身的持续。
eg.:
The teacher thought that Jimmy had cheated on the exam.
He had cheated在先,然后teacher though he had cheated。
3、只要表达清晰,事件发生的顺序无歧义,过去的过去的动作也可以用一般过去时。如有before、after说明事件的先后顺序,不必用过去完成时had done来描述事件发生顺序。
eg.: Laura locked the deadbolt before she left for work.
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