请帮我看一下这句英语Attention was being paid to those who were to join the sad ranks of the unemployed其中being paid是不是作为一个词Attention was being paid

请帮我看一下这句英语Attention was being paid to those who were to join the sad ranks of the unemployed其中being paid是不是作为一个词Attention was being paid
请帮我看一下这句英语
Attention was being paid to those who were to join the sad ranks of the unemployed
其中being paid是不是作为一个词
Attention was being paid

请帮我看一下这句英语Attention was being paid to those who were to join the sad ranks of the unemployed其中being paid是不是作为一个词Attention was being paid
这句话的意思就是：当时那些即将下岗的人们一直都在被关注着!
Attening was being paid 的意思是：XXX一直都在被关注着,或者反过来译：一直都在关注着XXX!表示一个一进行的过程,这个时态不是现在进行时,而是过去进行时!

being是表示pay attention这个动作正在进行之中，即是“正在被关注”的意思。

不是。。。本来可以是was paid....
但是这里为了表达现在进行时，attention正在关注中。。这里的being是现在时的标志
“当时那些即将下岗的人们一直都在被关注着！”

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