<例句>
She stood there for three hours.
她在那兒站了三個小時。
<語法分析>
動作可以延續(xù),能與一段時間連用的動詞叫作延續(xù)性動詞,如本句中的stand。較常見的延續(xù)性動詞有carry, exist, work, write,stay和talk等。如果動作是在瞬間完成,不能與一段時間連用的動詞叫作非延續(xù)性動詞。較常見的非延續(xù)性動詞有l(wèi)eave, stop, put, bring, catch, open, close, fall, kill和lose等。但有些動詞既可以作延續(xù)性動詞又可以作非延續(xù)性動詞,其意義略有不同。
<觸類旁通>
(1) We'll remember her name till we die.
我們一輩子記住她的名字。
語法分析:remember為延續(xù)性動詞。
(2) I didn't sleep until 10 o'clock in the evening.
我晚上十點才去睡覺。
語法分析:sleep為非延續(xù)性動詞。
(3) I waited for him until sunset.
我等他一直到太陽下山。
語法分析:在肯定句中,until或till與延續(xù)性動詞連用。
(4) She didn't finish the article until midnight.
她半夜才寫完這篇文章。
語法分析:在否定句中,until與非延續(xù)性動詞連用。
(5) It began to rain at four last night.
昨晚四點天開始下雨了。
語法分析:延續(xù)性動詞不與點時間連用。
(6) I was in classroom at five yesterday afternoon.
昨天下午五點,我在教室。
語法分析:個別延續(xù)性動詞,如be,其一般式可代替進行式,故可與點時間狀語連用。
(7) It is three years since she died.
她死了三年了。
語法分析:非延續(xù)性動詞不與段時間狀語連用。
(8) The girl sent her mother one present after another for nearly three years.
這個女孩有三年時間經(jīng)常一個一個地給她媽媽送禮物。
語法分析:如果非延續(xù)性動詞表示不斷反復(fù)的動作,則可以與段時間狀語連用。
<鞏固練習(xí)>
1. All the other students were playing while he _____ reading a book.
[A] continued [B] remained [C] still [D] go on
2. His parents wished him to be a doctor. But in the end he _____ lawyer.
[A] became [B] got [C] changed [D] turned
3. You may _____ cheated, robbed and murdered in London.
[A] become [B] burn [C] got [D] make
4. Her mother died and _____ her a lot of money.
[A] gave [B] left [C] get [D] make
5. Cheap coal _____ a lot of smoke.
[A] gives up [B] gives in [C] gives away [D] gives off
6. I asked her to _____ me a few minutes so that we should go over all the problems.
[A] spend [B] save [C] spare [D] share
<參考答案>
1.[A] 2.[D] 3.[C] 4.[B] 5.[D] 6.[C]