she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea,while he telephoned the police.

题目

she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea,while he telephoned the police.
这句话里面while he telephoned the police为什么要用while不用when 不是说表达某个动作时用when 而某个动作正在发生时用while 但是这句话并不是说 while he telephoning the police啊 求解释!

答案

她坐了下来,要了杯浓茶,这期间,他在给警察打电话.尽管表示时间段时,when和while 都可用,但while 是绝对的首选!至于你说的为什么不是 while he was telephoning the police,我是双手支持你的,陈述当时这个动作的进程,...