短暂性动词与延续性动词

我们不能说:

❌He has left Shaoxing for two years.

因为leave(离开)是个短暂性动词/瞬间性动词,我们需要改成一个延续性状态的动词,如be away。那么这句要表达的意思可以改为:

13.1 He has been away from Shaoxing for two years.
13.2 He left Shaoxing two years ago.
13.3 It’s two years since he left Shaoxing.

其他比如die→be dead, go out→be off等等。

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