新托福语法技巧:could或 was/were allowed to用来表示过
could也能表示过去的一般的允许: On Sundays we could(=were allowed to)stay up late. 星期天晚上我们能到较晚才睡。考试大论坛 当某一具体行为获准并付诸实施时,就必须用was/were allowed代替could: I had a visa so I was allowed to cross the frontier. 我有签证,所以我被允许越过边界。 couldn't的用法比could要稍为广泛一些: We couldn't bring our dog into the restaurant. 我们不能把狗带进饭馆里。来源:考试大 与此相反的意思应当用allow表示: We were allowed to bring… 允许我们把狗带进……, 如欲使用完成时和被动语态,则必须用 allowed: Since his accident he hasn't been allowed to drive. 自从他出了车祸以后就不允许他再开车了。 As a child he had been allowed to do exactly what he liked. 他小时候,容许他爱干什么就干什么。
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