| being V-ed与V-ed的用法区别 |
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作者:贺新民 … 文章来源:英语知识 点击数: 更新时间:2008-4-6 16:36:55  |
本文将及物动词的过去分词称为V-ed,将“being+过去分词”称为being V-ed形式。这两者都与逻辑主语构成被动关系,其用法有何区别一直是学习者的一个难题。下面我就这个问题谈谈自己的看法。 一、在句中担任主语和宾语时,只能用being V-ed,而不用V-ed。因为V-ed具有形容词和副词的功能,不具有名词性质,所以V-ed不能作主语和宾语。而being V-ed 既可用作动名词的被动式,又可用作分词的被动式。作动名词用时,具有名词功能,在句中可以担任主语和宾语。如: 1. Being caught in a heavy traffic jam is quite an unpleasant experience. 交通拥挤堵车是相当讨厌的经历。(动名词作主语) 2. He narrowly escaped being run over. 他差一点被车压着。(动名词作动词的宾语) 二、being V-ed 和V-ed 都能作表语,但being V-ed动作意义强,而V-ed只表状态。试比较: 1. What upset the child was his not being (=that he was not) allowed to visit his brother in hospital. 使这孩子烦恼的是没有让他去看他住院的兄 弟。(being allowed仍保留动词的意义,是动名词作表语) 2. What excited his parents is his son’s being sent to study abroad. 使他父母亲兴奋的是他的儿子被送到外国去学习。(being sent仍保留动词的意义,是动名词作表语) 3. He was disappointed. 他失望。(动作意义不强,只表示状态,相当于形容词的功能,只能用过去分词作表语) 三、being V-ed与V-ed都可作定语、宾补和状语,但表达的意思不同:being V-ed表示主句的谓语动词发生在being V-ed这个动作的进行中, 而V-ed表示的时间要根据所作的成分而定, V-ed(不及物动词)表示完成的意义。试比较: 1.作定语 the house being built(=the house which is being built)正在建的房子(being V-ed作后置定语时,含有某动作正在被进行的意思) the house built(=the house which has been built) 建好了的房子(V-ed分词作后置定语时,含有“完 成”之意) 2.作状语 Being protected(=As he was being protected) by many guards, he felt safe. 由于有很多警卫保护,他觉得安全。(being V-ed作状语时,表示主句的动作正发生在being V-ed这个动作的进行之中,并且还表示原因) Seen(=When it is seen) from the hill, the park looks very beautiful. 公园从山上看显得很美 丽。(V-ed分词担任状语时,表示与主语构成被动关系,在这里是泛指时间,但不表示“进行”之意。) 3.作宾补 With the old house being torn down(=As the old house is being torn down), there is so much noise outside. 由于正在拆那旧房子,所以外面有很大嘈杂声。(宾补) 如果将上例改成With the old house torn down,其意思为“由于那旧房子拆除了”,在意思上是不同的。 He found himself being followed by a wolf.(= He found he was being followed by a wolf.)他发现自己被一只狼跟着。 He found the cup broken.(=He found the cup was broken.)他发现这杯子被打破了。(V-ed分词担任宾补时,主要是表示与宾语构成被动关系,还可表示宾语所处的一种状态) 四、being后接相当于形容词的过去分词表状态时,being通常省略。如: The question (being) settled, we went home. 问题解决之后,我们就可以回家了。 (Being) worn out, the man fell asleep. 那人感到困乏,倒头睡着了。 (通讯地址:412000湖南省株洲市四中)
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