1. Our special report and leader examine why educational attainment there has levelled off, and what can be done about it.
2. In a separate briefing, we examine an even graver problem.
请问上面为什么不用have examined,用一般现在时的为什么?这是什么用法?
是一般现在时表示过去吗?如果是这种用法、对动词的要求是不是比较严格,examine又为什么能用呢?
看到第一个句子中的report and leader,和奉老师一样产生了些许疑问。于是查了查出处,来自经济学人,肃然起敬。于是转变思路,要么leader指人,report也指人(可能性不大),要么report指物,leader也指物(这个可能性大)。结果果真发现了符合语境的leader词义(英式用法),和report无缝衔接:(also leading article (both British English), editorial British and North American English) an important article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion about an item of news or an issue; in the US also a comment on radio or television that expresses the opinion of the station or network。
回到网友关注的时态问题。原文This week we look at two ways in which young minds are being squandered.和薄冰《高级英语语法》上的句子Today we begin to Study Lesson 8.挺类似,表示“宣布或声明要做某事”。网友可以看看原文,下面是不是正是对two ways in which young minds are being squandered进行了具体分析?另一个句子也是类似用法。
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1. Our special report and leader examine why educational attainment there has levelled off, and what can be done about it.
本句感觉有不对劲的地方,尤其是 report and leader。
2. In a separate briefing, we examine an even graver problem.
在没有上下文的情况下,这句中的 examine 用一般过去时、一般现在时或一般将来时都可以。你注意体会一下(可以用不同时态想象一下它的应用场景)。