有關英文時態的問題

2013-06-28 11:04 pm
I visited BCD Park yesterday. I arrived at the park at 8:00 am. There were many flowers in the park. They were very beautiful. There was also a doll which was a sign of ABC City.

如果個doll 係宜家仍然係ABC City既sign,咁我lee 句There was also a doll which was a sign of ABC City.用過去式岩唔岩,我想形容係昨日個doll 係ABC City 既sign。

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2013-06-28 11:43 pm
✔ 最佳答案
如果這個 doll 依然是 ABC City 的標誌,我覺得你寫成 「There was also a doll which is a sign of ABC City」會好一些。

因為 past tense 其實會暗示了「一樣東西以前是這樣,但現在已不再如是」的意思,相反,present tense 會給人「一樣東西以前是這樣,現在也是這樣」的印象。

故此,你在這裏用 past tense ,會給讀者一個「這個 doll 是過去 ABC City 的標誌,而不是現在 ABC City 的標誌」的印象;但用 present tense,就會給讀者一個「這個 doll 現在依然是 ABC City 的標誌」的印象,符合你所想表達的意思。

你可能問,那這裡應該用 there is 嗎?如果那個 doll 今天也在那兒的話。

不。以上這些 「tense 的含意」都不是選擇 tense 時首要的考慮,你應先考慮最基本的定義「這件事發生於現在或過去」,然後才考慮 tense 的含意,去衡量用哪一個 tense。

用甚麼 tense 沒有對不對,只有用得好不好,能否讓讀者清楚無誤地知道你所想表達的東西。


希望幫到你。
參考: 自己
2013-07-07 6:31 am
There is also a doll there, a sign of ABC City.

* 以前是, 現在依然是=用'' 現在式 " = IS.

* a sign of ABC City = subject complement. 因為is/was是 Vi 不及物V.
在這不必任何object, 只要補充說明 a doll.

* There was......=該處有......" There" 不是subject. 是一虛擬詞, a doll才是S.
2013-06-29 11:06 pm
There was also a doll which a sign of ABC City.
參考: me
2013-06-29 1:59 am
For past tense of narrative story:-use the past tense.
For doll;-use mascot noun a person, animal, or thing thought to bring good luck, from French mascotte, from Provencal mascotto, charm.
There was a mascot----a sign of ABC City.
2013-06-28 11:22 pm
避免你提的疑慮可以把句子改寫,不用第三者的敘述而用你 第一身的觀察/看到便可以啦

I saw a doll which is the symbol/logo of ABC City.

註: sign是指示/符號/訊號...甚至是預兆 - 用錯字了
我估你意思是"代表"或"象徵"的吉祥物(mascot)吧.


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