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.
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