Women of achievement
15. for forty years jane goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.
40年來，簡•古道爾一直在呼吁世人了解并尊重這些動物的生活。
本句用的是現在完成時，即“has/have been doing”，表示從過去某個時間開始的動作或狀態一直延續到現在，可能還會再進行下去。
—what have you been doing?
你一直在做什么？
—i have been practising the piano.
我一直在練習彈鋼琴。
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單項填空
①—hi, fracy, you look tired.
—i m tired. i the living room all day.
painted b. had painted
c. have been painting d. have painted
②new that she is out of a job, lucy going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
a. had considered b. has been considering
c. considered d. is going to consider
①解析：選c。答句句意為：我一整天都在給起居室刷油漆。表示過去開始的動作一直持續進行到現在，用現在完成進行時。
②解析：選b。句意為：露西現在沒有工作，她在考慮回學校，但她依然沒有做決定。表示過去開始的動作一直持續進行到現在，用現在完成進行時。