since后接持续动词的理解问题

John is now with his parents in New York, it is already three years since he was a teacher

约翰现在和父母一起住在纽约,他不当教师已经三年了.

since 后面如果为持续动词，时间按照动词结束时算起，请问下面的如何解释？

Since I was young, I’ve noticed changes in people’s hairstyles, clothes, facial expressions, behaviors.

自我小时候，还是我小时候结束以来……

若 since 后接持续性动词的一般过去时，从句的时间通常应从持续性动作结束时算起。正如你的句子：

John is now with his parents in New York, it is already three years since he was a teacher.

约翰现在和父母一起住在纽约,他不当教师已经三年了。

再如：

He has never come to see me since I was ill. 自从我病好以来，他还从未来看过我。

He has never come to see me since I lived here. 自从我离开（即没住在）这里以来，他还从未来看过我。

但此用法有少数情况属于例外，比如不包括以下情况：

since I was a child

since she was a young

since I was born

since he was born

……

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