A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.为什么用过去进行时?

题目

A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.为什么用过去进行时?
Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.这段英文为新概念英语第2册开篇部分.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.这两句为什么要用过去进行时态呢?是作者想表达一对男女一直坐在他后面,一直持续不停的讲话的意思吗?

答案

整个故事都是发生在过去的事情,用过去进行时表示当时正在进行的动作,突出了进行性.是作者想表达一对男女一直坐在他后面,正在一直持续不停的讲话的意思,正由于此情形,引发了下文的故事情节.