Opened in 1683, the Ashmolean was the first public museum in Great Britain, while earlier the Bodleian has been the first truly public library. (A) while earlier the Bodleian has been (B) where the Bodleian earlier is (C) just as earlier the Bodleian had been (D) as the earlier Bodleian has been (E) the Bodleian earlier being 答案C为什么要用过去完成时?OG里面说过去完成时表时现在已经结束了的动作。可是Bodleian 不但是英国第一个公共图书馆,而且目前还在使用。 难道仅仅因为他用了just as吗?
这里在讨论一个过去情景下的TOPIC,未划线部分the Ashmolean [was] the first public museum in Great Britain,已经给出了情景,这个情景是过去的,而earlier的Bodleian是过去的过去,所以用had been,也许那时是,现在不是了。所以,在这个情景里确定时态问题比较好,除非是公理和自然规律。因为你并不能判断现在Bodleian是否仍然是第一,判断这个也脱离了情景。