但是,这一用法尚未得到测试专家们的认可,参见 since 。
Since 1921 the budget of the United States became the primary responsibility of the President. (A) B C D (TOEFL)
有人告诉我本题的错误是 since 1921,但我不明白 since 1921 有什么错误。since 1921 不是一个很常见的搭配吗?
since 1921 这个介词短语本身并没有错误,但是 since 1921 用在上面的句子里却是错误的,因为句子的谓语动词用的是过去时。在英语里,时间状语的选用与动词时态的选用是有一定限制的。例如,下列时间状语可与动词的过去时并用:
yesterday, last week, the other day, in 1921, two years ago, recently
而下列时间状语可与现在完成时连用：
since 1921 (Monday, last year), so far, up to now, since I last saw you, recently 等等。
这就是说，在正式英语里，since 介词短语可与现在完成时并用，而不能与过去时并用。
since 1921 这个结构用在上面的句子里是错误的,而用在下面的句子里就是正确的了:
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Jekyll Island has been one of Georgia's state parks since 1954. (TOEFL) 从 1954 年起吉基尔岛就是乔治亚州的公园之一。
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We have lived in New York since 1980. (CGEL) 从 1980 年起我们就住在纽约。
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I haven't been home since 1927. (Galsworthy) 自从 1927 年以来我就没在家呆过。
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I've been living in Greece since 1976. (PEU) 自从 1976 年以来我一直住在希腊。
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It's been a long time since I've seen you. It's been nearly a year, hasn't it? (Caldwell) 分别很久了。差不多有一年了吧？
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Since 1988 developing countries in south and east Asia have overtaken the Middle East in purchase of weapons... (Financial Times) 自从 1988 年以来,东南亚发展中国家在购买武器方面超过了中东……