新概念英语第二册第15课，有一句我认为时态错误

Good news

What was the good news?

The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when

I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had

sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not

afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my

turn had come.

'Mr. Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.

'Don't interrupt,' he said.

Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

我的疑问： I felt very nervous when I went into his office. 这里go是非持续性终结动词，不可能我进了办公室就不紧张了。所以我认为得改成:

I was feeling very nervous when I went into his office.

I felt very nervous when I went into his office.

不可能我进了办公室就不紧张了。所以我认为得改成:

I was feeling very nervous when I went into his office.

这位网友，已经进入了错误时态的怪圈。好端端的一个句子被网友误读、误解、误改。实在可惜。

课本原句和你改正后的句子，差别太大。我只做个类比。网友根据类比句，好好体会并改正吧：

1. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. （课本句子）

类比：I ran away when I saw that dog.

两个动作都是瞬间发生并结束，两个动作几乎同时发生，但总得有先后：when 从句动作在先。 “不可能我进了办公室就不紧张了。” 网友这种理解方法，实在不可取。这种“先入为主”的思维，只能害得你好苦。你凭什么得出这个错误的结论：“不可能我进了办公室就不紧张了。”

2. I was feeling very nervous when I went into his office. （网友句子）

类比：I was watching TV when I heard a knock at the door.

网友改后的句子，意思是：我在紧张的过程中，进了办公室。你错误地把“感到紧张” 理解为一个 “持续的过程”，而且在进入办公室之前，已经开始紧张了。与原文表达的意思“大相径庭”。

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