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。