Share一下网上搜到的解答: “The use of "had feared" instead of "feared" is to distinguish between two events that happened in the past, one earlier than the other. In this case, analysts HAD FEARED a recession before the stock market MADE some recent gains. (I know the word "made" is not used in the example, but it is inferred from the context.) "Had feared" is in the past perfect simple tense, whereas "made" is in plain old past tense” -- by 会员 wellwell723 (2009/9/2 0:08:00)
Nice explanation. |