(1)活動型動詞:
英語動詞大部分是活動型動詞,表明人或物的活動、動作或行為。其主語大多數是有生命的(animate)。ask,call,drink,eat,help,laugh,learn,listen to,look at,play,read,say,smile,walk,work,write等都屬于這個類型,例如:
40)a.They were walking around the lake.
b.They were taking a walk around the lake.
(他們正繞着湖邊散步。)
41)a.They were eating supper.
b.They were taking supper.
c.They were having supper.
(他們正在吃晚飯。)
42)a.They were talking about their work.
b.They were having a talk about their work.
(他們正在談論工作。)
有些動詞如rain,snow,其主語是無生命的(inanimate)。例如:
43)a.It is raining heavily.
b.Rain is falling heavily.
(正在下大雨。)
44)a.It is blowing hard.
b.The wind is blowing hard.
(正在刮大風。)
姿勢型動詞(Posture Verb),如sit,stand,lie,lean,squat,kneel等,也屬于這一類型。例如:
45)They were sitting around the table and listening to the radio.
(他們正在桌子四周坐着聽收音機。)
46)The teacher was standing in front of her pupils.
(那老師站在她的學生面前。)
47)The boy was lying in bed,reading a novel.
(這男孩正躺在床上讀小說。)
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