１２个“动词＋宾语＋现在分词”结构例析

米仙珠

1 see sb doing sth 意为“看见某人在做某事”｡如:

I saw her playing the piano 我看见她正在弹钢琴｡

She saw him waiting at the gate 她看见他在门口等着｡

2 hear sb doing sth 意为“听见某人在做某事”｡如:

I heard him singing 我听见他在唱歌｡

We heard him crying in the next room 我们听见他在隔壁的房里哭｡

3 watch sb doing sth 意为“观看某人做某事”｡如:

Now watch me doing it 现在瞧我怎么做｡

He stood alone,watching the snow falling outside 他独自站着,看着户外飘落的雪｡

4 notice sb doing sth 意为“注意到某人做某事”｡如:

Did you notice her leaving the house?她离开屋子你注意到了吗?

She noticed the man looking at her 她注意到那个男人在看她｡

5 find sb doing sth 意为“发现某人在做某事”｡如:

He found her crying in the corner 他发现她在角落里哭｡

He found the lost child hiding in the cave 他发现这个丢失的小孩躲在山洞里｡

6 have sb doing sth 意为“使某人做某事”｡如:

He had the light burning all night 他让灯亮了一整夜｡

Within minuters he had the whole audience laughing and clapping 没出几分钟他就让全体听众笑起来,鼓起掌来｡

7 catch sb doing sth 意为“逮住(撞见)某人在做某事”｡如:

The teacher caught the boy smoking 老师撞见这个男孩在抽烟｡

The teacher caught him sleeping in class 老师发现他在上课时睡觉｡

We caught him(in the act of) stealing 他正在行窃时被我们逮个正着｡

8 keep sb doing sth 意为“使某人不停地做某事”｡如:

He kept the fire burning 他让火燃着｡

I搈 sorry to have kept you waiting 对不起,让你等了｡

9 feel sb doing sth 意为“感觉某人在做某事”｡如:

We felt the girl crying in the next room 我们感觉这个女孩在隔壁哭｡

In the dream he felt someone lying beside him 他在梦中感觉有人就躺在他旁边｡

10 like [love] sb doing sth 意为“喜欢某人做某事”｡如:

I don搕 like you smoking 我讨厌你抽烟｡

He doesn搕 like people praising him 他不喜欢别人赞扬他｡

I love him reading to me in bed 我喜欢在床上听他给我读点什么｡

11 leave sb doing sth 意为“让某人做某事(处于做某事的状态中)”｡如:

His letter left me feeling pretty bad 他的信让我感到很难受｡

They walked off and left me sitting there all by myself 他们走开了,让我孤零零一个人坐在那儿｡

12 start sb doing sth 意为“使某人开始做某事”｡如:

The lecture started him thinking 这次演讲使他开始思考｡

The news started me wondering why the accident had happened 这消息使开始思索为什么会发生那样的事故｡

两点说明:

(1)根据不同的情况,以上有些结构中的sb也可能是sth｡如:

I felt the house shaking 我感到房子在震动｡

He found a cat sleeping in the armchair 他发现一只猫在扶手椅上睡觉｡

I felt something crawling up my arm 我觉得有什么东西顺着我的胳膊向上爬｡

(2)see[hear,watch]sb doing sth 中的现在分词有时也可换成不带 to 的不定式,但含义有区别:用现在分词表示正在做某事,用不带 to 的不定式表示动词的全过程｡

比较:

I saw him stand up and go out 我看见他站起来,然后就走了出去｡

I saw him talking with a girl 我看见他在与一个女孩谈话｡(编辑陈根花)