動态性動詞與靜态性動詞（14）

101）a．Many old customs are gradually dying out．

b．Many old customs are becoming extinct．

（許多舊習俗正在逐漸消亡。）

102）a．The flowers were perishing because of the frost．

b．The flowers were dying because of the frost．

（這些花因為霜凍而凋謝。）

103）a．The grass was withering because of the hot sun．

b．The grass was dying because of the hot sun．

（這草因為烈日照射而逐漸枯死。）

表示人或交通工具“出發”的概念的動詞有go away，leave，depart，set out／off，start out／off，takeoff等，例如：

104）a．When I passed by，he was leaving home．

b．When I passed by，he was going away from home．

（當我路過時，他正出門。）

105）a．When I hurried to the station，the train was departing．

b．When I hurried to the station，the train was leaving．

（當我匆忙趕到火車站時，火車已在開出。）

106）a．When I went to the seaside，they we resetting out／off on a journey round the world．

b．When I went to the seaside，they we restarting out／off on a journey round the world．

（當我來到海邊時，他們正動身作環球旅行。）

107）a．The plane was taking off smoothly．

b．The plane was making a smooth takeoff．

（飛機正順利地起飛。）

表示人、時間和交通工具“抵達”概念的動詞有come，approach，get on for，draw near，arrive，land等，例如：

108）a．Spring is coming．

b．Spring is getting near．

c．Spring is drawing near．

d．Spring is approaching．

（春天正在來臨。）

109）a．A boy of eighteen is getting on for manhood．

b．A boy of eighteen is approaching manhood．

（十八歲的小夥子正接近成年。）

110）a．He is getting on for 70．

b．He is appoaching 70．

（他年近七十。）

111）a．Midnight is approaching．

b．It's approaching midnight．

c．It's getting on for midnight．

（臨近半夜了。）

112）a．The train is arriving．

b．The train is coming in．

（火車正在進站。）

113）a．The ship was arriving in a port．

b．The ship was coming into a port．

（這艘船正進入港口。）

114）a．The plane was landing safely．

b．The plane was making a safe landing．

c．The plane was making a safe touchdown．

（飛機正在安全降落。）

表示人或物“升起”概念的動詞有rise，go up，ascend，get on，mount等，例如：

115）a．The sun was rising in the east．

b．The sun was going up in the east．

（太陽在東方升起。）

116）a．The river is rising after the rain．

b．The river is going up after the rain．

（雨後，河水正在上漲。）

117）a．The price of meat is rising．

b．The price of meat is going up．

（肉的價格正在上漲）

118）a．A few kites were rising in the air．

b．A few kites were going up in the air．

（幾隻風筝在空中升起。）

119）a．Black smoke was rising from the factory chimneys．

b．Black smoke was going up from the factory chimneys．

c．Black smoke was issuing from the factory chimneys．

（黑煙正從工廠煙囪裡冒出來。）

120）a．The aircraft was ascending higher and higher．

b．The aircraft was going up higher and higher．

（那飛機越飛越高。）

121）a．The mists were ascending from the valley．

b．The mists were rising from the valley．

c．The mists were going up from thevalley．

（薄霧從山谷裡升起。）

122）a．The boy was getting on a horse．

b．The boy was mounting a horse．

（這個男孩在上馬。）

表示“落下”概念的動詞有fall，come／go down，set，drop，descend，sink，decline，get down，get off，dismount等，例如：

123）a．Rain was falling steadily．

b．Rain was coming down steadily．

（雨不停地下。）

124）a．Leaves were falling from the trees．

b．Leaves were coming down from the trees．

（樹木在落葉。）

125）a．Prices are falling．

b．Prices are coming down．

（價格正在下跌。）

126）a．The ground temperature in the city was falling．

b．The ground temperature in the city was coming down．

c．The ground temperature in the city was dropping．

（這個城市的地面溫度在下降。）

127）a．He was descending the stairs．

b．He was going／coming down the stairs．

（他在下樓梯。）

128）a．The balloon was descending．

b．The balloon was coming down．

（氣球在下降。）

129）a．The moon was setting in the west．

b．The moon was going down below the horizon．

c．The moon was descending behind the hills．

（月亮在落下去。）

130）a．The sun was sinking in the west．

b．The sun was declining in the west．

（太陽在西沉。）

131）a．Many passengers were getting off the train at this big station．

b．Many passengers were descending from the train at this big station．

（許多旅客都在這個大火車站下車。）

132）a．He was getting down from his horse．

b．He was dismounting his horse．

（他在下馬。）

表示“開始”概念的動詞是begin，例如：

133）I'm beginning to understand．

（我開始明白過來。）

134）They were beginning to feel hungry．

（他們開始感到餓起來。）

135）The water is beginning to boil．

（水開始沸騰起來。）

136）The plaster was beginning to fall from the walls．

（牆皮已開始逐漸剝落。）

137）It's beginning to rain．

（天開始下起雨來。）

138）The days are beginning to shorten／lengthen．

（白天開始變短了／變長了。）

表示“停止”概念的動詞有stop，make a stop，come to a stop等，例如：

139）a．The train was stopping at a station where it didn't usually stop．

b．The train was making a stop at a station where it didn't usually stop．

c．The train was coming to a stop at a station where it didn't usually stop．

（這列火車在一個它通常不停車的站慢慢停下來。）