date from通常連用什么時(shí)態(tài)
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2008-05-08 17:10
請看下面一道題:
The bridge, which _________ 1688, needs repairing.
A. is dated from????????? B. was dated from?????? C. dates from??????????? D. dated from
【分析】此題容易誤選B或D,認(rèn)為句中用了 1688 這個(gè)過去時(shí)間,所以應(yīng)選過去時(shí)態(tài),又因?yàn)?date from 不用于被動(dòng)語態(tài),所以只能選D。其實(shí)此題的最佳答案應(yīng)是C,因?yàn)?date from 的意思是“自某時(shí)起存在至今”(=have existed since),它通常用于一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),而不用過去時(shí)態(tài)(盡管其后接的總是表示過去的時(shí)間),除非所談?wù)摰臇|西現(xiàn)在已不復(fù)存在,如:The church, which dated from the 13th century, was destroyed in an earthquake two years ago (那座教堂是13世紀(jì)建成的,兩年前在一次地震中被毀了)。(注:與( date from 同義的 date back to 也有類似用法。)
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