為什麼有些過去的事可以用現在式表達
各位好
想請問一下 我最近在看一些英文書
發現作者往往在引述一本書的相關內容時 習慣使用現在式
(有些電影影評也是如此 可是電影的情節不也早已發生?)
當下有點疑惑不解
因為這不是已經發生過的事情嗎
例如下文是我之前看的一本作家(J. M. Barrie)傳記時
作者引述J. M. Barrie之前的作品
The book is narrated in the first person by Barrie, who thinly disguises himself as Captain…………., who also happens to be a writer………..His unfulfilled ambition is to have had a son of his own………He becomes involved with a needy young couple…..