成人英语三级辅导:具副词功能的过去分词

2011-11-18 00:00:00来源:新东方论坛

和现在分词及短语一样,过去分词(past participles)或过去分词短语(past participial phrases)也可以充当副词,修饰谓语动词。

过去分词短语可以表达下列四种意思:

㈠方法或活动方式,如:

● He walked up and down, lost in thought.

● I sat before the desk until after mid-night, absorbed in writing.

● Surrounded by a host of fans, the film star left the airport excitedly.

㈡原因,如:

● Greatly disappointed, some staff decided to leave the place.

● Taken by surprise, the enemy surrendered.

㈢时间,如:

● Born and bred in a turbulent age, the older generation of people experienced all sorts of hardships.

● Thrown to the floor, the boy regained his footing a few minutes later.

㈣条件,如:   ● Given more time, the slow learners would have done better.

● Criticised by someone else, Tony would not have flared up like that.

除了直接修饰动词之外,过去分词或短

语也可以和连词合组成短语,表示下列四种意思:

⒈由 when, whenever, while, until 等连词引导,表示“ 时间”,如:

● When asked about his previous job, Bill said he had been a motor mechanic.

● Susan seldom speaks in class until spoken to.

⒉由 where, wherever 连词引导,表示“地点”,如:

● Mosquitoes should be completely exterminated where found.

● Retirees in good health should be invited to return to work wherever needed.

⒊由 if, unless 引导,表示“条件”,如:

● If kept for too long, some medicines will lose their effectiveness.

● We have made a point of not attacking unless attacked.

⒋由 though, although, even though 连词引导,表示“让步 ”,如:

● Though warned of the danger, they still went mountaineering.

● Even though defeated for a second time, our team did not give up hope for the ultimate victory.

此外,过去分词短语还可以和介词“with”或“without”连用,具副词作用。如:

● With the water pipe choked, there wasn't any more water for use.

● Without anything left in the kitchen, the Wangs decided to eat out.

最后,过去分词短语,在适当情况下,可以有自己的主语而变成独立结构(the absolute construction),如:

● The old man listened, his head inclined to one side.

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