前文我们提到过动词,为英语的形容词做出了杰出贡献,因为,一切由动词变过来的现在分词和过去分词都可以像形容词那样使用。那么,问题来了:以 -ing 结尾的现在分词,跟 -ed结尾的过去分词有什么区别?
Interesting, interested中文都是‘有趣的’意思,肿么用?有的同学认为前者用于事物,后者用于人物。乍听起来好像是这么回事:
This is an interesting movie.
So I am interested in it.
句子里 '电影'是物,'我' 是人,正点!
看完下面两句,你也许有新的想法
男生甲说:
I met an interesting girl in the library.
男生乙傲娇地说:
I came across a few interested girls on campus.
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我们常说:现在分词 ( - ing ) 表示主动,而过去分词 (- ed ) 则表示被动,后者总在被动语态里帮忙 ( be + ed )。例如:
Miss Gallagher is teaching us some new words about lab equipment. (现在分词用于现在进行时态)
We are taught Science and Maths subjects by Miss Gallagher. (过去分词taught 与 be一起构成被动语态)
主动语态句子里,主语做了谓语动词那个动作,而被动语态句子,主语没有做那个动作,是别人 ‘强加’在主语头上的。
回到上面de句子, interesting, interested 两个分词,第一句里,主动体现在 girl,因为她若不出现,boy 肯定没劲。第二句,男生占主动,所以修饰对他钟情的女生前,用了被动的过去分词。
More examples:
a. Unfortunately I have chosen the subject of Legal Studies, which is so interesting but challenging.
b. Look at that little boy, he looked so bored, but his excieted mom found the shopping so exciting.
c. Common, James again in the party! He is a boring guy, you know that.
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