过去完成进行时是英语中比较复杂的时态之一,它表示在过去某个时间开始,一直持续到另一个过去时间为止的动作或状态。
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肖申克的救赎
Andy: I had been in Shawshank prison for a long time, and the time had come for me to break out.
(安迪:我已经在肖申克监狱待了很长时间了,而现在是时候逃狱了。) -
阿甘正传
Jenny: I had been running for three years, and I was tired.
(珍妮:我已经一直在逃跑三年了,我累了。) -
泰坦尼克号
Old Rose: I had been waiting for this moment for 84 years.
(老玫瑰:我已经等待这一刻长达84年了。)