So let's talk about that backshift in tenses.

所以让我们谈谈时态倒退。

So that means you can't use stative verbs in which tenses?

因此，这意味着你不能在什么时态中使用状态动词呢？

It's important to be calm and diplomatic, especially in tense or confrontational situations.

特别是在紧张或对峙的情况下，保持冷静、灵活变通非常重要。

So, if you want to build mental strength, practice staying calm in tense scenarios.

如果你想增强心理力量，就应该练习保持冷静。

There are some instances where we don't backshift the tense in reported speech.

在某些情况下，在转述的时候我们不需要变换时态。

In tense encounters, their every move is recorded by body cameras or bystanders' phones.

在激烈的冲突中，他们的一举一动都会被随身摄像机或旁观者的手机记录下来。

Well, it's pretty tense in the Treasury, I would say.

好吧，我会说财政部很紧张。

We can use other auxiliary verbs with tag questions and these show a change in tense and meaning.

我们可以使用其他带有标记问题的助动词，这些助动词显示时态和意义的变化。

This short question “are you? ” also uses the same tense as the other person – in this case the present tense.

像这中简单的问句 “are you? ”，人们也可以用其它时态。本例句中用的是一般现在时。

In central Kiev, fires continued to burn around the Independence Square with anti-government protesters and the riot police locked in tense standoff.

在基辅中心，独立广场周围仍在燃烧大火，反政府抗议者和防暴警察仍在僵持中。

So instead of reusing the same sentence type and the same sentence structure, try to use different tenses and different structures in the sentences you write.

因此，与其重复使用相同的句子类型和相同的句子结构，不如尝试在你写的句子中使用不同的时态和不同的结构。

These thirty were eager converts; with their mouths they followed the working of Mr. Carleton's mouth; they swayed in their seats with enthusiasm, and in the intervals of his talk they spoke to each other in tense approving whispers.

这三十人是热切的皈依者；他们用嘴巴跟着卡尔顿先生嘴巴的动作；他们在座位上热情地摇摆着，在他谈话的间隙，他们用紧张的赞许耳语互相交谈。