英语选择题 It was 12 at midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep,

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英语选择题 It was 12 at midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep,
英语选择题 请问为什么选D呢,不可以选C吗?证明时间过得很慢嘛,麻烦讲解一下,万分感谢!
It was 12 at midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep, but I could not. I was aftaid. Time ___ . one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock,... Then I finally fell asleep.
A: ended D: dropped C: climbed D: passed

答案

不要用汉语的语境来处理英语的语境.
climb在英语里是向上攀爬的意思,而你所谓的时间爬行,从语境上是平面上的缓行,所以……