关于beableto的用法太怪!书上是不是有问题?新概念关介绍beableto用法时,有以下二个例句：1,HewasabletogotoLondonyesterdayandheenjoyedhimselfverymuch2,HewasabletoleaveEuropebeforethewarbegan.还有

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关于be able to 的用法太怪!书上是不是有问题?
新概念关介绍be able to用法时,有以下二个例句：
1,He was able to go to London yesterday and he enjoyed himself very much
2,He was able to leave Europe before the war began.
还有许多这样的句子,因为be able to是能的意思,而句中根本没有能的意思.
比如第一句,他昨天能去伦敦且玩得非常高兴.这句子就有问题了.
我改成这样：
1,He had gone to London.或 He went to London.
2,He had left Europe.
我这样翻译是不是更贴切?书上说的语法虽没问题,但翻译意义不合逻辑啊!

Answer 1

You got a point there.
The two sentences are grammatically passable but kind of unnatural,the second one sounds like he actually didn't leave before the war began,like I would have gone to EU if I were/was able to,meaning I wasn't able to go there.
And largely depends on the contexts,you better show us.
"Be able to do" also could imply that for instance,a rephrase for the first one is:
He finally got the chance to go to London (and so he did) and he very much enjoyed it.