all their lives 和their whole lives有区别吗？

显示全部楼层 · 2008-5-28 15:57:36

In the area where Wang Lung, his father and his father's father had lived__________, there were famines once in five years.
A. all their lives B. their whole lives 答案选A而不选B，为什么呢？

千问 · 2008-5-28 15:57:36

A表示的是他们的生命，B表示的是他们生命的全部，就是一点点差别，就是说后面一个表示他们一生本身，而第一个是说两代人的人生。