初中常用英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法:與in the past連用的時(shí)態(tài)

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    與in the past連用的時(shí)態(tài)
    介詞短語(yǔ) in the past 在句中用時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)時(shí),既可以連用一般過(guò)去時(shí),也可以連和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),兩者的區(qū)別是:用一般過(guò)去時(shí),客觀地?cái)⑹鲞^(guò)去的情況;用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),強(qiáng)調(diào)持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)或?qū)ΜF(xiàn)在影響。
    一、與一般過(guò)去時(shí)連用
    In the past, people had fewer expectations. 過(guò)去,人們的希求要少一些。
    The capital of England is London. In the past it was Winchester. 英國(guó)現(xiàn)在的首都是倫敦,過(guò)去是溫切斯特。
    In the past he had to read by candlelight. 過(guò)去他只得在燭光下攻讀。
    In the past, people thought it was their religious duty to give alms to the poor. 過(guò)去,人們認(rèn)為給窮人施舍是他們的宗教義務(wù)。
    In the past, bear-baiting was a common form of entertainment in Britain. 過(guò)去,縱狗逗熊是英國(guó)人的一種常見(jiàn)娛樂(lè)方式。
    In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage. 過(guò)去,女子要想有個(gè)好的婚姻就得守貞潔。
    In the past, navigation depended on a knowledge of the positions of the stars. 過(guò)去,航行依靠人們對(duì)星星位置知識(shí)的了解。
    In the past, navigation depended largely on the positions of the stars. 過(guò)去,航行在很大程度上依靠星星的位置。
    Today, people are much more concerned about their health than they were in the past. 現(xiàn)在人們比過(guò)去更關(guān)注自己的健康。
    二、與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用
    The two sides will have to be better and tougher than either has beenin the past. 雙方都必須比過(guò)去更好一些、更強(qiáng)硬一些。
    They have been so feather-bedded in the past that they can’t cope with hardship now. 他們一直嬌生慣養(yǎng),所以現(xiàn)在過(guò)不了苦日子。
    In the past this process of transition has often proved difficult. 過(guò)去這種過(guò)渡過(guò)程常證明是困難的。
    In the past they’ve tended to turn a deaf ear to such requests. 過(guò)去他們對(duì)這樣的請(qǐng)求從來(lái)都是置若罔聞的。
    We have achieved much in the past, and we may hope to achieve even more in the future. 過(guò)去我們已取得很大成績(jī),將來(lái)我們希望取得更大的成績(jī)。