摘要
英语中过去时态用法十分复杂 ,而过去时态表委婉客气是一种常见的用法。本文通过阐述过去时态的实质 ,即距离性 ,解释了为什么过去时态可以表委婉。因为委婉实际上是由于人与人之间的距离造成的 。
The use of the simple past tense is quite complicated and there is a common use of the simple past tense to express a mild tone. This passage tries to explain that the nature of the simple past tense is remoteness and it is the reason why the simple past tense can express politeness. Politeness exists because there exists remoteness among people, namely remoteness in psychology,and remoteness is right the nature of the simple past tense.
出处
《长沙大学学报》
2002年第1期63-64,共2页
Journal of Changsha University
