句子用现在完成时为佳,把说话时间包含进去。此外,是weeks 不是week。
The fruit has ripened for four weeks.
网友能否说说,什么是“静态动词”,什么是“状态动词”,什么是“延续性动词”;哪些是“静态动词”,哪些是“状态动词”,哪些是“延续性动词”?它们之间有何关联?
说实话,这个问题,老师们恐怕都很难说出个子丑寅卯。
就拿 write 来讲,以下句子的 write 是延续还是不延续?
I wrote a letter yesterday.
I have written a letter.
I am writing a letter.
I've been writing a lettler for a day.
再以 ripen 为例,这些句子表示静态(状态),还是动作?
The fruit has ripened for four weeks.
I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.
These apples are beginning to ripen.
Some of the fruit has ripened.
Some of the fruit will soon ripen.
一个动词的属性,受时态和语境的制约。不要孤立地给一个动词下定义。
我只能说,ripen 在 The fruit has ripened for four weeks. 中,是一个延续性动词。我不会说它是静态或状态。