最简单的一般过去时和过去进行时的区别

最近连最简单的一般过去时的区别都弄不清楚了，来请教一下老师。

A few years ago, after a long morning of sightseeing in New York, my children and I took a rest on a park bench in Central Park

这里为什么不用 were taking 呢。

Surprisingly, rather than run away, he jumped down and walked casually to a spot on the path, not a metre from where we sat.

这里为什么不用 we were sitting 呢。

想请教一下最简单易懂的关于一般过去时和过去进行时的区别。谢谢老师了。

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最佳答案 2018-12-27 12:53

A few years ago, after a long morning of sightseeing in New York, my children and I took a rest on a park bench in Central Park

这里为什么不用 were taking 呢。

took a rest在此表示状态的转换，即从一上午在纽约步行观光的移动状语向坐在公园椅子上休息的静止状态的转换。这个状态的转换在主语坐下来之后就结束了。然后主句就处于at rest这个状态中。由于动词took的动作发生并结束了，所以不用进行体。

Surprisingly, rather than run away, he jumped down and walked casually to a spot on the path, not a metre from where we sat.

这里为什么不用 we were sitting 呢。

sit (以及stand, lie, live等）为stance verb 即姿态动词。这类动词属于动态动词和静态动词分类的中间地带，既有动态动词和特征，也有静态动词的特征。所以在有些情景中，既可以用进行体，也可以用一般体。这个句子就是这种既可以用进行体也可以用一般体的情景。改为进行体也是正确的。not a metre from where we were sitting.