核心问题
Everything is finished between us. (我们之间一切事情都结束了。) 是容易理解的, 但 She is finished. 就不好理解了。
词典解答
be finished 可用于被动语态,亦可用于系表结构。当主语是表事物的名词或代词时, finished 具有被动意义:
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The house will soon be finished. (Palmer) 房子很快就要盖完了。
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The meal was finished and the argument went on. 吃完了饭,又继续进行辩论。
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The war was nearly finished. 战争几乎结束了。
当主语是表人的名词或代词时, finished 常常具有主动意义。be finished 表示动作的结果或状态:
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At last I was finished on time. 我终于按时干完了。
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I'll be finished by six. 我将在六点钟之前干完。
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We are not finished; quite a little is left to do. (DAI) 我们还没有干完, 还有不少的工作要做。
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“What a boring speaker!” “Yes, by the time he is finished, everyone ____.” A. will sleep B. be asleep C. will be asleep D. will fall to sleep(TOEFL) be stopped, get started 也有类似用法(见 do )。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题:
- Tom has been writing letters all afternoon but he should be finished by now, hasn't he? A B C D?