成考英语基本文法复习资料第十四章

　　第十四章 总复习的例子

　　在这一章，我们将给很多简短的文章，每一段文章的后面，我们都会有详细的解释，相信这些解释将有助于读者对于文法的了解。

　　（1）

　　Dear Mother：

　　I arrived at th Taipei Train Station around one o'clock in the afternoon yesterday. My friend， Mr. Chen， greeted me in the station. We took a taxi to go directly to the university and checked into the dormitory. The dormitory is a very old one. I will live with three other boys and I met two of them already. Both of them are from Taichung and they are both quite friendly.

　　We went to the dormitory cafeteria for dinner. The food is not that good. Dear Mother， I miss you and especially the food you cooked for me.

　　Your son

　　这封信很简单，所叙述的事情不是用简单的现在式，就是简单的过去式，当然也有一次用了未来式。

　　绝大多数的句子都用了简单的过去式，因为这些句子都是叙述过去所发生的事，用现在式的有以下几句：

　　The dormitory is a very old one.

　　Both of them are from Taichung.

　　The food is not that good.

　　I miss you and the food you cooked for me.

　　为什么这几句话要用现在式呢？道理很简单，这几句话描写的是一些状态，而并非过去发生的事。

　　“The dormitory is a very old one.”

　　“Both of them are from Taichung.”

　　“The food