after what seemed a long time (正)
结构正确,语义也正确。after 是介词,后接包括名词性从句在内的名词或名词词组。
1. 因为what 是融合性关系代词,所以:after what seemed a long time 约等于: after a long time又如:He lives in what seems like a hut. 约等于:He lives in a hut.
2. after 用作介词时,可以接:时间点;时间段。
after three o'clock:在三点之后
after three hours:过了三个小时之后
例如:
The meeting began after three o'clock, and after three hours, it was over.
会议在三点后开始,过了三个小时后,会议结束了。
然而,用作连词, after 只表示在一个动作结束之后,例如:After the guests left, they went to bed.
但没有第二种用法(即:没有“经过了多长时间之后”)。说明下句是错误的。至少是逻辑错误:
after it seemed a long time (误)
这里after 用作连词。结构正确,但语义错误。after it seemed a long time 跟以下句子结构上没有区别,简直不敢想象它们是什么意思:
After this was a book, ...
After she was a girl, ...
After it was a long way...
After it was Sunday...
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