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She * had gone to bed at eleven o' clock one night . She * could not sleep ,
and she * had got out of bed . She * sat near the window for a long time .

上文中 , 描述她那晚11點之前已經上了床 , 但她睡不著 , 離開了床 , 坐在窗旁 ,,,,

1 ) 為甚麽 could not sleep 不寫成 had been able to sleep ?
因為後面 had got out of bed 是過去完成式 ,
她不能入睡 ( 先 ) , 離開床 ( 後 ) ,

2 ) 她坐在窗旁的時間是否11點 ?

另外 :
Can you see the airplane above the castle ? 你能看到城堡上面的那架飛機 ?
Can you see the castle behind the airplane ? 你能看到那架飛機下面的城堡 ?

如果我要問 : 你能看到那架飛機o係城堡上面 , 係咪一定要咁寫 :
Can you see what the airplane is above the castle ?

打錯左 ,,,,,,,,,,,
係 hadn' t been able to sleep ,,,,,,
或 had been unable to sleep ,,,,,,,,

Answer 1

1 ) 為甚麽 could not sleep 不寫成 had been able to sleep ?
因為後面 had got out of bed 是過去完成式 ,
她不能入睡 ( 先 ) , 離開床 ( 後 ) ,
Could not sleep, just a simple past tense, it is not focused in the sentence. similar to "I cannot sleep, I have been awake". 她不能入睡 , happens all the time, in the past, no need to describe the 先 or 後.
The sentence focuses on ... had got out of bed , that is the importance ... During the full time of "could not go to sleep", she had been out of the bed because of it.
2 ) 她坐在窗旁的時間是否11點 ?
NO, it must be after 11, since she slept on 11, and she found herself she could not sleep on the bed, ... so time moved on ... like 11:20pm, she finally got out of the bed ... and continued to sit next to the window for a long time ... like until 3:00am ...
As an English speaker, I offer you some common usage :
你能看到城堡上面的那架飛機 ?
Can you see the plane flying above/over the castle ?
你能看到那架飛機下面的城堡 ?
Can you see the castle underneath that flying plane ?
你能看到那架飛機o係城堡上面 ?
Can you see that plane flying above the castle ?