自相矛盾的奇怪时态
2024-07-31 09:07:19 学考宝 作者:佚名
问题描述
老师上课举了这样一个例句:
It was absolutely the worst food I have ever had. 这绝对是我吃过的最糟糕的食物。
但我认为这个句子的时态有问题,因为主句与从句的时态自相矛盾,我觉得应作如下改动:
It is absolutely the worst food I have ever had.
It was absolutely the worst food I had ever had.
但老师说,他的句子也不错,因为他的句子出自柯林斯英语词典,并且翻给我们看了,确实如此,这就让我纳闷了,怎么会有这么自相矛盾的奇怪时态呢?很想听听专家们的意见!谢谢!
老师答疑
张老师:
我们在叙述完过去经历并作即时评论时往往使用您所举的这种时态结构:
例1:One night after the spa,we went to the restaurant for some dinner, it was about one hour till closing, but we ordered some curry and another dish. It was the absolutely worst food I have ever tasted.
例2:Three very hungry teens who had been traveling all day wouldn't / couldn't eat ANY of our order. That / It was the most disgusting food I have EVER purchased at a business.