[求助]请教since和after的区别（大全127）

dreadpower

127.As Hurricane Hugo approached the Atlantic coast, it increased dramatically in strength, becoming the tenth most intense hurricane to hit the United States mainland in the twentieth century and most intense since Camille in 1969.
(A) most intense since Camille in 1969
(B) most intense after Camille in 1969
(C) the most intense since Camille in 1969
(D) the most intense after 1969, which had Camille
(E) since 1969 and Camille, the most intense
     答案是C

     请教这里的since和after区别？？感觉ETS屡次用这两个来混淆选项，类似的还有from 和of,等等。
     查了字典，解释如下（但不知道区别在哪里）：
     Since: at a time in the past after or later than  *has held two jobs since he graduated*  
: from the time in the past when  *ever since I was a child*
    After: subsequently to the time when  *we will come after we make plans*

     就是问如果这里的B选项前加上the，对吗？？为什么？？

dreadpower

掉下去了，请大家帮忙啊，谢谢了

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bluestone1

since, after, following 做介词用有细微区别：
since  从 ... 之后  （如本句， the most xxx since yyy）
after  在  ... 之后  
following  跟随（某人）之后  

不全面，请指正补充

dreadpower

以下是引用bluestone1在2003-12-19 22:46:00的发言：
since, after, following 做介词用有细微区别：
since  从 ... 之后  （如本句， the most xxx since yyy）
after  在  ... 之后  
following  跟随（某人）之后  

不全面，请指正补充

  如何区分呢？？？

bluestone1

我也说不清，还是等高人指点吧！

bigcamel

我的看法:since表示一个持续的时间,自从...所以 主句用完成时. after表示两个事件或动作的先后顺序.

dreadpower

哎~~礼拜五人少，回宿舍去了，真冷，多谢bluestone1，时间这么紧还帮我回答问题，多谢多谢

深海的小美人鱼

I agree with big camel.since表示一个持续的时间,自从...所以 主句用完成时. after表示两个事件或动作的先后顺序.

dreadpower

明白了，谢谢几位的解答

quiny

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