高中英语学习材料(灿若寒星 *制作整理)过去分词一、构成和用法1
过去分词是动词非谓语形式的一种(v-ed ),在句中作状语、定语、表语、宾语补足语
(1) 作状语:1) Interested in the stories ( =as they were interested in her stories), they gave Tracy Wong $15,000 in advance
因为对她的小说感兴趣,他们预付了Tracy Wong 一万五千美元
2) The boy sat at the table buried in his lessons ( =and (he) was buried in his lessons )
那位男孩坐在桌前,埋头做功课
(2) 作定语:1) The first mammal cloned from an adult cell (= that was / had been cloned from an adult cell)was Dolly the sheep
第一个用成年细胞克隆的哺乳动物是克隆羊多莉
2) The name mentioned in the letter(= which was mentioned in the letter)was unknown to me
信里提到的名字我不熟
(3) 作表语:We were surprised to find that the window was broken
(4 )作宾语补足语:He found it hard to make himself understood
他发现很难使自己被理解
问题:由上例(斜体部分)你能看出过去分词有什么特点
结论: a)过去分词(常常)表示“被动..”含义
b)作状语和定语时,多数是由相应的从句转化而来