He will never forget the day when his wife died / was dead. 请问这里用 died 或 was dead 都可以吗?用 was dead 是表状态,用在这里是否不妥?
应该说:He will never forget the day when his wife died. 句子意思是:他永远也忘不了他妻子去世的那一天。 如果用 when his wife was dead 就不止“一天”了。 因为 was dead 是一个状态,可以无限制地延续。(一个人一旦 die 了,那就永远 be dead 了)