GWD25-Q17

modernre

Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in
igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada,
and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.



A.
Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering

B.
During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence,
sheltering

C.
In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered

D.
Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered

E.
Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people
were sheltered

答案是A, 可是为什么不用完成时呢?

我因此选了D

D的症结是不是因为,把原句的重心改了?

hilanjingling

个人意见：
until ：longman解释：if something happens until a particular time, it continues and then stops at that time

• 例句：
  • Until recently, Anna worked as a teacher in Japan.
  • Up until last year, they didn't even own a car.

这个句子是讲，直到最近之前，Inuit人过的是a nomadic existence的生活，言下之意是，现在不是了。
谓语动词应该用过去时态，因此D不对。
并且，D的意思是：Inuit 过去、现在，一直过着 a nomadic existence 的生活，与句子想表达原意有逻辑错误。

ScentyGuy

选A

until recently  直到近期    用过去式

recently 不久前到现在

since some time  从过去某个点一直到现在

modernre

很有说服力,多谢了!!!

LuckyStars

sheltering是什么成分呢？做定语修饰因纽特人吗？

lzlsnake

sheltering是什么成分呢？做定语修饰因纽特人吗？
LuckyStars 发表于 2012-6-26 20:29

伴随状语

robinyue

这里的sheltering，为什么不是被动修饰因纽特人呢，应该是因纽特人被shelter啊

sunnybyy

这里的sheltering表示在...里避难，不及物动词。