本帖最后由 HaroldHarold 于 2020-3-6 22:29 编辑
1) Kakapos live to around 60 years but despite what's been one of New Zealand's most abundant birds, today they’re one of the country’s most rare and threatened species.
Kakapo 是一种鸟,原先数量很多,现在濒临灭绝了。what's been 这里的完成时我觉得用的很有讲究,为什么没有使用过去时,或一般现在时呢?
2) 在Vocabulary.com上查 charismastic 这个词,会有这样一句话, If all kinds of people are attracted to you, you are charismatic. Most great leaders in history have been charismatic, like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
这里的现在完成时有什么特别的表达效果呢?为什么没有使用一般现在时,或一般过去式?
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