Question

英语提问：以下句子结构分析并翻译，急!

For as long as anyone could remember,the bell had struck the hours day and night.这里的for as long as用法不明白？ for在这里做连词“因为”讲吗？请给予解答并翻译。

Answer 1

其实这句话可以摆成这样：The bell had struck the hours day and night for as long as anyone could remember.
For as long as 是个状语从句，如果放在后面显得太长，也可以摆到句头。
这句话的意思就是：这个钟从大家记事起就已经一直在走。（已经走了很久，没人记得什么时候开始有这个钟了）

追问

for在这里做连词“因为”讲吗？

追答

for 在这里不是“因为”，而是个介词，后面加一段时间的长度。

Answer 2

For后可以加一段时间
表“有……多长时间”
For as long as anyone could remember意思为
像人能记忆以来的那么长时间
for+一段时间
as……as意为”像什么一样“

Answer 3

For 和as long as是分开的
For （as long as anyone could remember），the bell had struck the hours day and night.
For a long time，the bell had struck the hours day and night.
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