為什麼談論過去時要用現在時?

母語人士的回答
Rebecca
在這裡,我使用現在時來增強臨場感。它使故事更具戲劇性,並具有將聽眾吸引到故事中的效果。這有時被稱為historical present或narrative present ,許多書籍都使用這種方法。示例: I'm standing in line, and a lady comes up to me and asks, can you keep my place? => 現在時 = I was standing in line, and a lady came up to me and asked, can you keep my place? (我正在排隊,一個女人過來說。你介意讓我坐嗎?=>過去式例子: It's Sunday, and it's raining. But I have to go to the shops. So, I put on my shoes. (星期天,下雨了。但我不得不去商店。所以我穿上了鞋子。