關於英文一個句子問題。?

我以為海倫王已經遠遠超越這個問題的程度了?超失望的!理由很簡單.

1. 英語的一句話裡面是不會有兩個"主要"的意思的.這就是一般人說的2個動詞.
一般來說,要是想要表達兩個"主要"的意思,你就要決定這兩個的優先(從屬)關係.

2. 在這裡,就是travel與ask的重要性得比較.要是都一樣重要,就用連接詞
They traveled all over the country and asked people to tell them stories.

3. 要是你主觀上覺得travel比較重要,你就用travel來表示時間,形式,個數.也將另一個動詞變形為分詞片語(或是子句)或是不定詞片語來修飾另一個主要動詞.

你的原句,也就是將asked改成分詞片語asking....用來修飾traveled說明它的墓地.
They traveled all over the country, asking people to tell them stories.
或是
They traveled all over the country to ask people to tell them stories.
但是後句 "to ask"的目的性質太重了.讀起來還是前句比較隨興+優美.

4. 這原則是當你寫作,讀書一超過了"簡單句"水平以後一定要知道的.

Warning to Helen Wang:-This is not simple sentence;
eg:-travelled and asked;
This is participial---consisting of a participle and other words; used only adjectivally.

Function of Participles;
Participles, like adjectives, are used to qualify nouns.
eg:-The asking German Grimm (noun and subject)........
eg:-They travelled all over the German countryside, asking people to tell them stories.
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Adjective clauses are introduced by relatives
(a)relative pronoun:-eg:-who ask people
(b)relative adjective:-eg:-whose asking on stories from people......
(c)relative adverb:-eg:-where/when they ask people about stories........

Hence V-ing is found in (b) relative adjective=whose asking on stories from people-----------------------------------------(o).
Hence not in simple past tense
eg:-They travelled and asked------------(x)