Hi. Can I help you?
嗨,要帮忙吗?
Did you ever used to wonder
你是否曾经想过
if you could get that nasty stain out of your carpet?
如果你的地毯上满是污渍该如何是好?
Well, with the Suction Master 3000 that stain is history
好,有了清洁大师3000 ,这些都会成为历史
What are you doing?
你要干吗?
Does this make you nervous?
紧张了是吧?
Did people living a really long time ago used to have any option
很久以前的人们除了搬家以外
other than to move houses when this happened?
还有对付这种情况的更好办法吗?
Probably, but that's beside the point
或许有吧,但那不是重点
In today's world, the only cure is the Suction Master 3000
当今世界,唯一的良方就是清洁大师3000
Oh, that's right. I'm selling books today!
哦,对了,我今天是来卖书的!
Did you ever used to think that reading was boring?
你是否曾经以为读书是件很无聊的事?
What a miss! I don't think I'll be very happy about that
好大一个失误啊!换了是我,肯定不会很高兴
Watch the scene again
再来看一遍场景对话
pay particular attention to the term "used to"
留意used to的用法
We've spoken before about the present continuous tense
之前我们讲过现在进行时
Now we will look at how it is used in the past tense
现在我们要来看一下它的过去时用法
the past continuous describes an action that was going on
过去进行时描述了过去正在进行的
and had not yet finished in the past
并且尚未在过去完成的动作
for example, the past continuous action
例如,过去进行时
Anna was reading
安娜在读书
which was already going on before Sarah arrived
这是在萨拉到来之前就已经进行的
Anna was reading when Sarah arrived
萨拉到来时,安娜在读书
We use the past forms of "be"
我们在过去进行时中使用be的过去式
"was", "wasn't", and "were", "weren't" with the past continuous
即"was", "wasn't", and "were", "weren't"
Jim was walking
吉姆在散步
Sarah wasn't eating an apple
萨拉没在吃苹果
They were running through the park
他们跑过公园
They weren't singing that song
他们并没在唱歌
When we asked questions
当我们提问时
we put "was" or"were" before the subject
我们将"was"或"were"放到主语之前
Was Anna running through the garden yesterday?
Was Anna running through the garden yesterday?
Were the children playing in the playground?
Were the children playing in the playground?
Timothy and Jeffrey are busy playing cards in our next dialogue
在下面的对话中,蒂莫西和杰弗里正忙着玩牌
See how they make use of the past continuous tense
看看他们是如何使用过去进行时的
The hounds were acting rather odd, wouldn't you say Jeffery?
猎犬的动作真奇怪,你不这样想吗,杰弗里?
I'm not sure, Timothy
我不清楚,蒂莫西
I was focusing more on my riding
我更关注的是自己的骑术
I did notice that the leading dog was not eating his food though
我发现头犬不吃东西
That's not very good, is it Jeffery?
这样可不好啊,是吧,杰弗里?
Was he running around this morning?
他今早溜达了吗?
Were the children playing in the playground?
Were the children playing in the playground?
Timothy and Jeffrey are busy playing cards in our next dialogue
在下面的对话中,蒂莫西和杰弗里正忙着玩牌
See how they make use of the past continuous tense
看看他们是如何使用过去进行时的
The hounds were acting rather odd, wouldn't you say Jeffery?
猎犬的动作真奇怪,你不这样想吗,杰弗里?
I'm not sure, Timothy
我不清楚,蒂莫西
I was focusing more on my riding
我更关注的是自己的骑术
I did notice that the leading dog was not eating his food though
我发现头犬不吃东西
That's not very good, is it Jeffery?
这样可不好啊,是吧,杰弗里?
Was he running around this morning?
他今早溜达了吗?
If he is poorly, I may have to use you instead
如果他状态不好,我就不得不拿你顶替了
Were the other hounds taking part in the hunt, Timothy?
其它猎犬在狩猎时有用吗,蒂莫西?
Yes, Jeffery, but Quest was walking a lot
是的,杰弗里,不过“搜索”速度不是很快
Still, he is nearly fifteen
而且他已经十五岁了
which I believe is about three hundred in dog years
我觉得相当于狗的三百岁了吧
SNAP!
我拍!
So it is, Jeffery. Shall we play again?
你赢了,杰弗里,我们再来一局如何?
Yes, let's
好,来吧