语法点:分词短语作状语 (Participle Clauses)
分词短语作状语,就是用 -ing(现在分词)或 -ed(过去分词)开头的短语,代替一个完整的状语从句,用来说明时间、原因、方式或伴随的情况。现在分词表示主动或正在进行(Glancing at the bits of wood…= When he glanced at…);过去分词表示被动或状态(Tired of sleeping on the floor = Because he was tired of…)。使用时有一条铁律:分词的逻辑主语必须和主句的主语是同一个人或物。分词短语通常放在句首,用逗号和主句隔开,能让句子更简洁、更书面。本课两处分词短语都在句首,分别交代年轻人买床的原因和他捡起床垫时的动作。
结构
| 类型 | 形式 | 相当于 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 现在分词(主动) | V-ing …, 主句 | when / as / because 从句 | Glancing at the bits of wood, the man picked up the mattress. |
| 过去分词(被动/状态) | V-ed …, 主句 | because / after 从句 | Tired of sleeping on the floor, he saved up for a bed. |
| 完成式分词 | Having + V-ed …, 主句 | after 从句(动作先发生) | Having put it on the floor, he went to sleep again. |
| 否定式 | Not + V-ing …, 主句 | because … not | Not knowing what to do, he stayed on the mattress. |
要点:1) 分词的逻辑主语 = 主句主语;2) 主动用 -ing,被动用 -ed;3) 分词短语后加逗号;4) 主句要有完整的主语和谓语。
课文中的例句
- [句 1] Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. — 过去分词短语作原因状语,= Because he was tired of…
- [句 9] Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. — 现在分词短语作时间/伴随状语,= As he glanced at…
- [句 3] Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. — 主语不同(weather / he),所以只能用 because 从句,不能用分词短语。
- [句 10] After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again. — 主语相同,可改写为 Having put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
补充例句
- Feeling very tired, the young man went to bed early. 年轻人觉得很累,早早就上床睡觉了。
- Smashed to pieces by the storm, the bed could not be used again. 床被暴风雨摔得粉碎,再也不能用了。
- Having slept well for two nights, he was not worried about the weather. 睡了两个好觉之后,他不再担心天气了。
易错点
- ❌ Tiring of sleeping on the floor, he bought a bed. → ✅ Tired of sleeping on the floor, he bought a bed. —— 表示"感到厌倦"是被动/状态,要用过去分词 tired。
- ❌ Glancing at the bits of wood, the mattress was picked up by the man. → ✅ Glancing at the bits of wood, the man picked up the mattress. —— 分词的逻辑主语必须是主句主语(是人在看,不是床垫在看)。
- ❌ Because the weather being very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof. → ✅ Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof. —— 有连词 because 就要用完整从句,不能再用分词。
- ❌ Glancing at the bits of wood the man picked up the mattress. → ✅ Glancing at the bits of wood, the man picked up the mattress. —— 句首分词短语后要加逗号。