英語翻譯
Many birds have beautiful feathers,red feathers,red feathers,green feathers,yellow feathers,purple feathers,pink feathers and brown feathers.They are beautiful and they are happy.
But one bird,Chirpy,is sad.She has no feathers.She says to the other birds,"Can you give me some feathers,please?"
"OK,"said the birds with beautiful feathers.They give chirpy a red feather,a green feather,a yellow feather and a purple feather.They give her a pink feather and a brown feather,too.
Chirpy is happy now.She says to the birds,"Look,I have beautiful feathers now.I do not need you any more"Chirpy flies out of the forest.
Chirpy goes to play on the grass.A big cat looks at Chirpy and smiles.
請問
第三自然段"OK,"said the birds with beautiful feathers.
能否換成"OK,"say the birds with beautiful feathers.
為什么?
不是說英語時態(tài)上要一致嗎?(這里是一般現(xiàn)在時)
[參考回答：
網(wǎng)友1 回答 應(yīng)該是say 這里的the birds是復(fù)數(shù)的
全篇都是一般現(xiàn)在時 所以這里也應(yīng)該是啊網(wǎng)友2 回答 這個嘛……我也不是什么語法高手.但我認(rèn)為原文這樣不是錯的.是那只鳥,過去說“OK”,然后現(xiàn)在給羽毛.
英語上不一定要時態(tài)一致!得根據(jù)具體情形.同一個句子都不一定要時態(tài)一致,例如：I know he was on hospital我（現(xiàn)在）不知道他（過去）已經(jīng)住院了.前面是一般現(xiàn)在時,后面是一般過去式.
我個人認(rèn)為網(wǎng)友2 I know he was on hospital 應(yīng)譯為“我知道（現(xiàn)在）他在住院（過去）”,不知對否,如不對,如何譯或是如何理解?