forget用于进行时态的特殊用法

问题描述

I was forgetting — you haven't heard.

Take me out and shoot me down like a dog, old buddy, I was forgetting.

forget 的进行时怎么翻译？可否改为现在进行时？盼专家解惑，谢谢。

老师答疑

黎老师：

    forget 用于进行时，主要表示“开始遗忘”、“总是忘记”、“差一点儿忘记”。例如：I'm forgetting how to speak my English after the long summer vacation . 漫长的暑假后，我有点忘记怎么讲英语了。 / `I'm forgetting that I promised to call him today . 我差点儿忘记答应今天给他打电话。（薄冰：《英语惯用法词典》）