urgent : 我兩前我給了你已經給了你那本書.. 英文點寫??

我兩前我給了你已經給了你那本書.. 英文點寫??

看來中文全句應是:
我兩天前已經給了你那本書.
I already have gave you the book two days ago.
or,
The book you wanted were given to you 2 days ago.

我地小學學英文，見到「已經」就諗到 already，見到 already 就本能反應咁諗起：「哦，要用 present perfect tense。」


但係其實呢個唔係鐵律。引用 oxford 出版 practical english usage (2005)，講 present perfect o既部份（p441）：


We do not often use the present perfect with words that refer to a completely finished period of time, like yesterday, last week, ... three years ago...


本句必須用到 two days ago，所以亦不宜用 present perfect，用 simple past 已經可以將事講出o黎。如開場白所講，already 亦唔係必用 present perfect。


我o既中譯：


I already gave you that book two days ago.

我地小學學英文，見到「已經」就諗到 already，見到 already 就本能反應咁諗起：「哦，要用 present perfect tense。」
但係其實呢個唔係鐵律。引用 oxford 出版 practical english usage (2005)，講 present perfect o既部份（p441）：
We do not often use the present perfect with words that refer to a completely finished period of time, like yesterday, last week, ... three years ago...
本句必須用到 two days ago，所以亦不宜用 present perfect，用 simple past 已經可以將事講出o黎。如開場白所講，already 亦唔係必用 present perfect。
我o既中譯：
I already gave you that book two days ago.

2008-08-11 13:31:44 補充：
嘩！好無恥o既抄襲。係都等第二個答左，同我隔一層啦，居然就咁貼正我樓下？

我已經舉報左。

I have already given you that book two days before.

Two days ago , I already gave you that book.

我係照意思譯ga...我諗應該係咁譯....