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Lesson23 A new house 新居

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Lesson23 A new house 新居
I had a letter from my sister yesterday.She lives in Nigeria.In her letter,she said that she would come to England next year.If she comes,she will get a surprise.We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.Work on it had begun before my sister left.The house was completed five months ago.In my letter,I told her that she could stay with us.The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.It is a very modern house,so it looks strange to some people.It must be the only modern house in the district.
The house was completed five months ago.(这句为何用一般过去时被动语态?而不用现在完成时的被动语态?)
five months ago是个过去的一个时间点,所以整句话是过去式,那么动词也该用过去式而不是现在完成时.
再问: 是的呀,现在完成时不就是表示过去某个时间点发生的事对现在的影响吗?
再答: 这里应该这么理解,联系上下文,作者是想告诉她姐姐(或者妹妹)说这个房子五个月前就修好了,现在可以过来跟他们一起住了。 这里的房子修好只是过去的那五个月前完成的一个动作,对现在没造成影响,只是一个结果而已,用过去式表示这个动作这个结果的完结。 而且一般有看见ago的,最好是用过去式,以前我们英语老师是这么讲的,你也可以把ago看做是过去式的一个标志。