关于being的两种用法介绍详解
一、being 用作谓语动词的用法
1.当 being 为连系动词时,用作谓语动词的 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.
2.当 being 为助动词时,用作谓语动词的 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.
二、being 用作非谓语动词的用法
1.当 being 为助动词时,用作非谓语动词的 being 具有以下用法:
(1) 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) 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.
(3) 作状语.如:
Being given a chance,she immediately jumped at it.给了她这个机会,她立刻抓住了.
Being well taken care of,she recovered quickly.她受到很好的`照顾,身体恢复得很快.
(4) 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?
(5) 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.
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.当 being 为连系动词时,用作非谓语动词的 being 具有以下用法:
(1) 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) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 作宾语补足语.如:
He said it to stop her being too proud.他说这话是想要她不要太骄傲.
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.
She complains of the room being too small for her.她埋怨房间太小了.
(5) 用于独立主格结构.如:
It being a holiday,all the shops were shut.由于是假日,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.