【質問 No. 25516】 完了形内の months ago について |
a student |
2024-09-03 05:54:04 |
お願いします。そして、いつもありがとうございます。
Now that they've built up a strong reputation as house sitters and have racked up 54 five-star reviews on Trusted House Sitters, the couple tend to get most of the housesitting requests they apply for.
"We're really quite in demand, which is lovely," says Julie.
Aside from the money they've saved on accommodation costs, the Ashworths have formed strong friendships with many of the homeowners they've done house sits for.
"We nearly always keep in touch, so many of them will be lifelong friends," says Julie. "We'll often get sent pictures of a pet that we've looked after months ago, which is really nice." (CNN, 2/5/2022)
最後の文、We'll often get sent pictures of a pet that we've looked after months ago, which is really nice.の解釈はどのようになりますか? 特に we've looked after months ago
で、完了形に months ago が使われているのはOKですか?
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【回答】
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ご質問の最後の英文の意味は、「何ヶ月も前に世話をしたペットの写真がよく送られてきますが、それは、とても嬉しいことです」ということで、ago は、明らかな「過去」を表すので、「現在完了形」と一緒に使うことはできない、というのがルールですから、正しくは、we <looked> after <months ago> とすべきでしょうが、このような、個人的な見解を述べるようなときのは、よく使われます。
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