This paper investigates "non-present" uses of the present tense of English verbs and discloses the spatial temporal conceptual metaphor beneath such a linguistic phenomenon.

本文探讨英语动词现在时部分表示“非现在”的用法，揭示出该语言现象背后隐藏的时空隐喻。

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