when the earthquake took place in wen
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when the earthquake took place in wen
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这个是你从文章中摘取下来的吗,有点断章取义.
如果由上文衔接,可以推断,陈述句的话是“当汶川发生地震的时候”.
如果是直接的问句,是“汶川地震发生在什么时候?”
took place 是take place的过去式,是固定搭配,意思为“发生”,相当于happen.你自己看一下原文推断一下吧.