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用现在分词(present participles)或现在分词短语(present participial phrases)充当副词修饰动词。这是英语中一种极为普遍的句子结构,在书面语中,用得甚多,表示的意义也有好几种。现在分述如下:
⒈表示办事方法或行动方式,如: ● Feeling his way along the rocks, the mountaineer reached the peak of the hill.
⒉表示伴随状况,如: ● The two men shook hands, smiling at each other.
● The demonstrators marched through the street, chanting political slogans.
⒊表示原因,如: ● Living in a city, we enjoy a lot of modern amenities.
● Meeting with a cold reception at his relatives' house, the old man left in a rage.
⒋.表示时间,如: ● Reaching the dilapidated castle, they slowed down their pace.
● Finding the hidden treasure , they discussed how to divide it.
这里要注意的是:用来表示时间的分词短语必须摆在句首,用以说明分词短语中的时间一过,谓语动词的时间便开始。
如果要强调分词短语的时间比谓语动词的时间早些过去,那末分词短语里的时态就要用完成时态(perfect tense),如:
● Having realised that they had lagged behind , Tom and Harry started to quicken their pace.
⒌表示“目的、结果”的意思,如:
● We have talked a lot about language teaching, often forgetting that it is learning that really matters.