當形容詞用的過去分詞 pp. 有被動、已經、感到……的意思。
*我不會照顧正在哭的嬰兒。 I can’t take care of a crying baby. 主動正在哭的 我父親是一位退休的將軍。My father is a retired general. 已經退休的 這是一項令人振奮的消息。This is a piece of exciting news. 令人振奮的 激動的暴民縱火燒大樓。 The excited mob set fire to the building. 感到激動的 口語英文比較難。 Spoken English is more difficult 被說的
Toward the end of the play, Dionysus gives King Midas an amphora to fill with water and pour over everything he had turned to gold.. An amphora (meaning “two-handled carrier” in Greek[r]
Christmas: ELNO? Christmas Quiz.. Which of the following gifts did the 3 wise men not present to baby Jesus: a) Myrrh, b) Silver, c) Gold.. Christmas Quiz..[r]
2. 因用來表達必要、急迫,語義中含有「應該」之意,因此在 that 子句需加 should,久而久
之溝通雙方都知道有「應該」 ,便經常省略。
例 1: It is urgent that the problem (should) be addressed immediately.
例 2: It is critical that the government (should) deal with the problem in no time.
○ 2 在本句型中,it 為虛受詞,取代後面由不定詞 to V 所形成的真受詞。
○ 3 it 之後的形容詞或名詞為受詞補語,用以補充說明受詞。
○ 4 虛受詞除了可代替不定詞外,還可以指稱 that 所引導的名詞子句。(例 4) 例 1: I don’t think it possible to finish the work by the end of this week.
○ 1 What’s the structure of the sentence?
○ 2 Behind the window ____ a man at a small desk. (A) sit (B) sitting (C) sat
○ 3 In the recesses of the river _____ a beautiful river. (A) lies (B) lying (C) lied
2. ○ 1 雖然她表面上看起來很親切,但她實際上是個很機車的人。 [line 59]
○ 3 有些動詞接動名詞跟不定詞意義不同,如 stop, remember, forget, regret, try, mean。
例 5: Many people like beginning/to begin their day with a cup of fresh coffee.
例 6: He enjoys living in the quiet countryside instead of staying in the bustling city.
例 7: I regret lying to my father. (But I already did.) (後悔做過) 例 8: We regret to tell you a piece of bad news. (遺憾要去做)