The police were after him.这句话的翻译是警察正在追捕他.这里为什么用are 的过去式were?
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The police were after him.这句话的翻译是警察正在追捕他.这里为什么用are 的过去式were?
答
您好, 这句话可以当做省略了chasing, 还原的应该是: The police were (chasing) after him. 因为是描述故事或者发生过的情节, 所以是过去进行时.