sitifan
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2006
- Member Type
- Retired English Teacher
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- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
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- Taiwan
After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly. In 1961, it was the first man-powered aircraft to fly half a mile. While being flown by a champion amateur cyclist in 1963, the plane crashed on an airfield. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt. He has had the length of the wings increased so that they now measure 93 feet--almost as long as those of a Dakota. Many people have shown interest in this new and unusual sport.
[quoted from Lesson 66 Sweet as honey]
https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv11806565
The paraphrases below are quoted from A Dictionary of Answers to Common Questions in English, by Zhao Zhencai. Do native speakers agree with them?
1. After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly.(=After Mr Wimpenny built the plane, it was tested thoroughly.)
2. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt.(=Since then, Mr Wimpenny has rebuilt it.)
3. He has had the length of the wings increased . . . (=He has increased the length of the wings . . .)
[quoted from Lesson 66 Sweet as honey]
https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv11806565
The paraphrases below are quoted from A Dictionary of Answers to Common Questions in English, by Zhao Zhencai. Do native speakers agree with them?
1. After Mr Wimpenny had the plane built, it was tested thoroughly.(=After Mr Wimpenny built the plane, it was tested thoroughly.)
2. Since then, Mr Wimpenny has had it rebuilt.(=Since then, Mr Wimpenny has rebuilt it.)
3. He has had the length of the wings increased . . . (=He has increased the length of the wings . . .)