Most of them were hearing this story for the first time.
这里的 hear 用了进行时,该句如何理解,不仅仅是简单的过去进行时吧?
盼着专家老师解惑,谢谢。
hear表示“听见”的意思时,一般不可以用于进行时态。但,用于表示“听,听取”(意思接近listen to)的意思时,可以用进行时,表示动作正在进行。张道真教授主编的《现代英语使用方法词典》修订版网站收录的以下例句均源于英美原著:
Which judge is hearing the case ?
He couldnt quite grasp what he was hearing.
The judge was hearing Jones V. Robison.
I shall be hearing some new applicants for the choir this afternoon.
They had been hearing Montanelli preach in the Cathedral.
My brother was hearing me practise my part in the play.