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过去叙事工具箱：构建复杂故事 The Past Narrative Toolkit: Building Complex Stories

EvoClass-ENG004 第 2 课 Lesson 2
主语 Subject
She
谓语 Verb
walked
状语 Adverb
quickly
Simple Past: Completed Action (Plot Point)
主语 Subject
I
谓语 (进行) Verb (Continuous)
was waiting
宾语 Object
for the bus
Past Continuous: Ongoing Background (Context)

💡 核心概念 Core Concept

过去时态是叙事的骨架。<b>简单过去时</b> (walked) 推动情节；<b>过去进行时</b> (was waiting) 描绘背景或场景。区分它们的使用，是构建复杂故事的关键第一步。 Past tenses are the skeleton of narrative. The <b>Simple Past</b> (walked) drives the plot; the <b>Past Continuous</b> (was waiting) sets the background or scene. Mastering this distinction is the essential first step to complex storytelling.

欢迎来到第二课。在第一课中，我们掌握了使用现在时态描述 <b>单一、孤立的动作</b>。今天，我们超越简单的描述，进入复杂的 <b>叙事构建</b>。我们将学习如何组合动作——什么正在发生以及什么突然发生——从而在故事讲述中建立深度和背景。 Welcome to Lesson 2. In Lesson 1, we mastered describing <b>single, isolated actions</b> using the present tenses. Today, we move beyond simple description to complex <b>narrative construction</b>. We will learn how to combine actions—what was happening versus what suddenly occurred—to build depth and context in storytelling.
一个强大的叙事会有效地利用时间轴。<b>简单过去时</b> (例如，I saw) 定义了一个已完成的事件，充当主要情节点。<b>过去进行时</b> (例如，I was seeing) 提供了背景上下文或被中断的动作，解释了情节点周围的环境。理解这种对比是专业叙事的关键。 A powerful narrative uses the time axis effectively. The <b>Simple Past</b> (e.g., I saw) defines a completed event, acting as the main plot point. The <b>Past Continuous</b> (e.g., I was seeing) provides background context or interrupted action, explaining the circumstances surrounding the plot point. Understanding this contrast is key to professional narration.
我们将全面涵盖中级叙事所需的四个基本结构：1. <b>简单过去时</b> (已完成的动作)；2. <b>过去进行时</b> (持续的背景)；3. <b>Used to</b> (过去的习惯/状态)；和 4. <b>Would</b> (叙事习惯性动作)。我们将重点放在澄清这些时态之间微妙且容易混淆的区别。 We will thoroughly cover four essential structures for intermediate narration: 1. <b>Simple Past</b> (Completed Actions); 2. <b>Past Continuous</b> (Ongoing Background); 3. <b>Used to</b> (Past Habits/States); and 4. <b>Would</b> (Narrative Habitual Action). We will focus heavily on clarifying the subtle, easily confused differences between these tenses.

🎮 Quiz

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She ? the book yesterday.
While I ? , the phone rang.
They ? TV all evening.
He ? the door and left.
We saw her when she ? in the park.