表示过去习惯做某事的理解

1)新概念279课:

I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.

2)新概念32课:

The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

书上都说:used to 表示过去习惯做某事,但强调暗示现在不做了!那么,请看新概念279课的句子,I used to travel by air...为何后面又说I am used to traveling by air...很奇怪,以前习惯坐飞机...(强调暗示现在不坐飞机了),

为何后面又说我现在习惯坐飞机呢?

顺便请教老师,以上2句中的used to 是否都可以换用would呢?即I would travel by air a great deal when I was a boy...The big clock which would strike the hours day and night...呢?

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最佳答案 2021-11-29 15:20

used to do 不要翻译为习惯,要翻译为以前常做某事。I used to travel by air a great deal. 小的时候经常坐飞机。意思是现在并不经常坐飞机,但并不排除偶尔也坐飞机。正因为小时候常坐飞机,所以现在对坐飞机也习惯了,不会感到害怕。这并不矛盾。是你自己误解了used to do be used to doing 的意思。

used to do 可以表示过去的习惯性(动态动词表示),也可以表示过去的状态(静态动词)。而would只能与动态动词连用表示过去的习惯,不能表示过去的状态。例如 My parents used to live in South America 这个句子中live为静态动词,就不能说would live, 只能说used to live. 

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  • ykqstudy 提出于 2021-11-25 13:14