现在分词being的语法功能及用法说明

发布时间:2022-04-29T12:23:36 英语语法

非谓语 动词being...结构的语法功能及用法说明

 

 

being 既可以是谓语动词,也可以是非谓语动词(传统语法中所谓的现在分词或动名词)。作为谓语动词,其用法比较简单,主要用于构成进行时态(含被动语态的进行时态);作为非谓语动词,其用法则比较复杂,可用于引出短语构成主语、宾语、宾语补足语、定语、状语等。

 

一、being 用作谓语动词

1. being 为助动词时的用法

当 being 为助动词时,用作谓语动词动词的 being 主要与过去分词连用,构成被动语态。如:

I'm always being criticized. 我总是挨批。

He is being interviewed now. 他现在正在接受面试。

He is being met at the station tonight. 今晚有人去车站迎接他。

2. being 为连系动词时的用法

当 being 为连系动词时,用作谓语动词动词的 being 主要与形容词连用,表示临时特征或暂时现象。如:

You’re being stupid. 你真傻。

You are not being very polite. 你可是不大客气呀。

Your brother is being very annoying this evening. 你兄弟今晚很烦人。

二、being 用作非谓语动词

1. being 为助动词时的用法

(1) being...结构作主语。如:

Being lost can be a terrifying experience. 迷路可能是一种很可怕的经历。

Being recognized wherever you go is the price you pay for being famous. 出名所付出的代价是不管你走到哪里,都会被人认出来。

(2) being...结构作宾语。如:

He can't stand being kept waiting. 让他等着,他可不干。

Do you like being stared at? 你愿意人家盯着你看吗?

(3) being...结构作宾语补足语。如:

I saw him being taken away by the police. 我看到他正被警察带走。

I found myself being drawn into another dreary argument. 我发现竟然身不由己又参与了一次无聊的争论。

It’s interesting (for children) to see a house being built. (孩子们)看造房子是挺有趣的事。

(4) being...结构作定语。如:

Did you see that boy being questioned by the police? 你看见那个男孩受到警察的盘问了吗?

We are going to reduce the number of trees being cut down. 我们要减少砍伐的树的数量。

(5) being...结构作状语。如:

Being given a chance, she immediately jumped at it. 给了她这个机会,她立刻抓住。

Being well taken care of, she recovered quickly. 她受到很好的照顾,身体恢复得很快。

注:有时 being 可带有自己的逻辑主语(构成独立主格结构)。如:

The question being settled, we went home. 问题解决之后,我们就回家了。

 

2. being为连系动词时的用法

(1) being...结构作主语。如:

Being tired often makes me short-tempered. 我一累就容易发脾气。

Being deaf and dumb makes communication very difficult. 又聋又哑很难与人交往。

(2) being...结构作宾语。如:

I don’t like being in the office all day. 我不喜欢整天呆在办公室里。

You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以独处而不感到寂寞。

(3) being...结构作宾语补足语。如:

He doesn't like her being with him alone. 他不喜欢她单独和他在一起。

I’m sorry to see you being so sad about it. 看到你对这事这样伤心,我很难过。

(4) being...结构作状语。如:

Being anxious to please him, I bought him a nice present. 因为我想讨好他,我给他买了一件好礼物。

Being unemployed, he hasn’t got much money. 由于他没有工作,他没有多少钱。

(5) being...结构用于独立主格结构。如:

It being a holiday, all the shops were shut. 由于今天是假日,所有商店都关门了。

The weather being hot, we had to stay at home. 由于天气炎热,我们只好呆在家里。

There being no further business, l declare the meeting closed. 没有再要讨论的事了,我宣布散会。

Other things being equal, Alice would marry Jim. 如果其他条件都一样的话,爱莉丝就会嫁给吉姆。

三、使用非谓语动词 being 的两点特别说明

1. 连系动词being不用作定语

当being为连系动词时,非谓语动词结构being…可用作主语、宾语、宾语补足语、状语等,但是不能用作定语。遇此情况,可考虑改用定语从句。如:

凡10点钟以后仍在外面的人将被逮捕。

误:Anyone being outside after ten o’clock will be arrested.

正:Anyone who is outside after ten o’clock will be arrested.

2. 助动词being可以用作定语

当being为助动词时,非谓语动词结构being…可用作主语、宾语、宾语补足语、状语等,也可用作定语。如:

The house being built is our new library. 正在建的房子是我们的新图书馆。

That picture of the children being talked to by the Prime Minister is wonderful. 那张小孩子们正在聆听首相谈话的照片照得非常好。