三、现在分词

  1)表语

  The present situation is encouraging. 当前的形式令人鼓舞。

  2)定语

  Don’t disturb the sleeping child. 不要惊扰这个酣睡的孩子。

  3)状语(时间、原因、方式、结果等)

  Hearing the knock on the door, they stopped talking. 听见有人敲门,他们停止了谈话。(When they heard……)

  独立主格结构

  The rain having stopped, the soldiers continued their march. 雨停了,战士们又继续行军了。

  4)宾补(主补)

  He likes to sit on the beach and watch the sea gulls flying. 他喜欢坐在海边看海鸥飞翔。(宾补)

  四、作定语的区别

  动名词:所修饰词的“目的”“用途”               现在分词:“*质”或“状态”

  a flying suit 飞行服                         a flying bird 飞鸟

  a working method 工作方式                    the working people 劳动人民

  a sleeping car 卧车                        a sleeping child 熟睡的孩子