介詞短語 in the past 在句中用時間狀語時,既可以連用一般過去時,也可以連和現(xiàn)在完成時,兩者的區(qū)別是:用一般過去時,客觀地敘述過去的情況;用現(xiàn)在完成時,強調(diào)持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)或?qū)ΜF(xiàn)在影響。
一、與一般過去時連用
In the past, people had fewer expectations. 過去,人們的希求要少一些。
The capital of England is London. In the past it was Winchester. 英國現(xiàn)在的首都是倫敦,過去是溫切斯特。
In the past he had to read by candlelight. 過去他只得在燭光下攻讀。
In the past, people thought it was their religious duty to give alms to the poor. 過去,人們認為給窮人施舍是他們的宗教義務(wù)。
二、與現(xiàn)在完成時連用
The two sides will have to be better and tougher than either has beenin the past. 雙方都必須比過去更好一些、更強硬一些。
They have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can’t cope with hardship now. 他們一直嬌生慣養(yǎng),所以現(xiàn)在過不了苦日子。
In the past this process of transition has often proved difficult. 過去這種過渡過程常證明是困難的。
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