Have you just made a film?
make 安排，组织，制作
- make a film 拍电影
- You cannot make a movie by yourself. 你一个人没法制作一部电影。
- Make a movie / film using a camcorder and computer. 用摄录机和电脑制作电影。
| take 记录，摘录；照相，摄影 |
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I don’t want to make another film for a long time.
for a long time 长达很久…（早就...）
- The music soothed her for a while.音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
- She stopped for a moment, then walked on. 她停了一会儿，然后又向前走。
- They have been missing for a long time now. 到现在他们已经失踪很长时间了。
By our reporter, Alan Jones…
by 由 …（介词）
- This picture book is written by Anthny Brown.
- The feast was served by his mother and sisters. 宴席由他的母亲和姐妹们招待。
- A painting by Van Gogh has been sold in New York for more than eighty-two million dollars. 一幅由梵高创作的画在纽约卖到超过八千二百万美元。
Karen Marsh arrived(过去) at London Airport today. 一般过去时态 → 叙事
arrive v.到达
- Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark.我们有望在天黑前到达。
- Remember to call me when you arrive! 你到了之后别忘了给我打电话！
- The letter should arrive any day now.信很快就该到了。
| departure n.离开 | A computer screen shows arrival and departure times. 电脑屏幕显示出到达和离开的时间。 |
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She was wearing(进行) a blue dress and a mink coat. 过去进行时态 → 描述
首先使用过去时叙述已发生的事件，然后使用过去进行时态去描述当时的情景。
| 一般过去 | 过去进行 |
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| I went to the seaside during my vacation(叙述过去). | I was wearing a pair of sunglasses and a bikini(描绘当时). |
I wonder why.我想知道为什么(我就纳闷儿了)
| 当时采访 | 报纸转述 |
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| Have you just made a new film, Miss Marsh? Yes, I have. (完整：Yes, I have just made a new film.)现在完成时表述 |
She told me she had just made a new film. 过去完成时 |
| Are you going to make another? No, I'm not. (完整:No, I'm not going to make another.)一般将来时态 |
she was not going to make another. 过去将来时态 |
| I'm going to retire.一般将来时态 | She said she was going to retire.过去将来时态 |
| I feel very tired. 一般现在时 | She told reporters she felt very tired. 一般过去时 |
| I don't want to make another film for a long time. 一般现在时 | and didn't want to make another film for a long time.一般过去时 |