老师好!
上面文字摘自一篇外刊,讲述商场购物排队现象和排队论。学生遇到几个问题,向老师请教:
1.第一段落句子谓语动词使用一般现在时,为什么第二段落首句谓语动词使用一般过去时呢?
2. 怎样解读第二段落第二句话的语法结构和中文意思?
people you could swear got in other lines long after you chose yours are already checked out and headed to the parking lot.
1. 第二段段首使用一般过去式,意思是:实际上原来你选错了。这是美国英语的用法,如果英国英语,这里通常用现在完成时。
2. People you could swear got in other lines long after you chose yours are already checked out and headed to the parking lot.
这里是嵌入式定语从句,people后省略了关系代词who/that,如果加上who/that,我相信你一定会明白它的语法结构了。这个句子的主语是People you could swear got in other lines long after you chose yours ,谓语是are checked out and headed to。
句子大概意思是:你信誓旦旦的认为那些在你排自己的队很久后才进入其他队的人早已结完账并直奔停车场了。
我再给你一个嵌入式定语从句省略关系代词的外刊例句:
It's already testing a new type of engine it says will eventually be capable of reaching Mach 5.
句中的engine后省略了that.
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