Question

高中英语选择题 —Does your uncle still smoke?

— Does your uncle still smoke?
— He given it up. It's two years ever since he _____.

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A. can't have; smoked;
B. may have; smoked
C. should have; has smoked
D. should have; didn't smoke
1. It's two years ever since he smoked和 It's two years ever since he didn't smoke
分别怎么翻译，有何区别

Answer 1

it is +一段时间+ since 从句
翻译的时候，要注意，since 后面的动词，是延续还短暂，如果是延续的，要按照否定翻
It's two years ever since he smoked

他戒烟已经两年了
It's two years ever since he didn't smoke

他抽烟两年了

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这道题选啥~~

追答

选B
意思就是他戒烟了，已经也许戒烟两年了

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It's two years ever since he smoked翻译为他戒烟两年了为什么不是自从他吸烟以来已经两年了呢？为什么会有否定的意思。。。谢谢老师~~

追答

这个句式，是有陷阱的，你和尤其是那个自称是业余教师的人要好好学学：
这个句式，当从句谓语动词是延续性的时候，要按照，没有做什么，已经多少年了，这样来翻译。
是比较：
it is 3 years since he jioned the army
他参军3年了
it is 3 years since he lived here
他不住在这，已经三年了

回答那个题目
你叔叔还在吸烟吗？
他戒了，已经戒烟2年了

如果按照那个夏虫的解释，则是，他戒了，他已经抽烟2年了