OG264，OG261

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Being a United States citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940. author Bharati Mukherjee has lived in England and Canada, and first came to the United States in 1961 to study at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

(A)  Being a United States citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee has

(B)  Having been a United States citizen since 1988, she was born in Calcutta in 1940; author Bharati Mukherjee

(C)  Born in Calcutta in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee became a United States citizen in 1988; she has

(D)  Being born in Calcutta in 1940 and having been a United States citizen since 1988, author Bharati Mukherjee

(E)   Having been born in Calcutta in 1940 and being a United States citizen since 1988, author Bharati Mukherjee

C is best. The first clause presents its information clearly and in logical sequence. The use of a semicolon to set apart the remaining information further assists the clarity of the sentence. In A, the phrase and oddly presents its information in reverse chronological order. Choice B illogically suggests that upon her birth in 1940, Mukherjee had already been a United States citizen since 1988. I

为什么说 Choice B illogically suggests that upon her birth in 1940, Mukherjee had already been a United States citizen since 1988. I，是因为从逻辑上说Having been...发生在she was 之前，而事实上Having been...是不可能发生在she was 之前的原因吗？

wwwhahchn

B中的having been还原成谓语动词应该是什么？having been和was born哪个在前，哪个在后？

jade_lee

以下是引用wwwhahchn在2004-12-3 17:47:00的发言：
B中的having been还原成谓语动词应该是什么？having been和was born哪个在前，哪个在后？

having been 应在前，was born 在后。Thus, having been 还原成 had been.

weichenli

补充: 如果时态是在主要句子之后的话, 不能改现在分词

因而可以推出一定是在之前

没错吧

wcfang

以下是引用weichenli在2005-8-22 21:38:00的发言：

补充: 如果时态是在主要句子之后的话, 不能改现在分词

因而可以推出一定是在之前

没错吧

having been 可能由 had been 或 have been 簡化而來，用樓上的說法就只能是 had been,

這個解釋很好...

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-11-25 13:45:45编辑过]

dormousedzc

晕了,XDF说现在时态和过去时态不能在同一句话中.

这里就出现了现在完成时和过去时的联用,而且从所谓的时间顺序来看还是现在完成时在前,过去时在后

我彻底无语了...

rorarora

支持兔子，being 那个明显就是分词做壮语放在句首，using这个，感觉还是省略了by。