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go on doing/go on with

核心问题

A moment later, the Class 4 runner fell and hurt his leg, but he quickly got up and went on running.

根据 ALD 的释义, go on doing sth. = continue an activity without stopping(不间断地继续做某事)。例如: You can't go on working without a break. 人不能不停地工作而不休息。而问句中的情景却是:他摔倒了,站起来接着跑。我认为,在这种情景里用 go on doing 结构是不恰当的,应改为 go on with doing 结构。因为后者表示“中止后又继续做某事。例如:

  1. May I go on with my work, please, now? 请问我现在可以继续干我的工作吗?

  2. We'll stop there for today and go on with the discussion tomorrow. 今天我们就讨论到这儿,明天继续讨论。

词典解答

应当注意, go on doing sth. 除了表示“不间断地继续做某事”之外, 也可表示“一度中止后又继续做某事”(continue doing sth. after stopping; start doing sth. again)。因此, 你提问的句子中的 went on running 并没有什么错误。当然你改后的句子也是正确的(参见上条)。请看下面的例证:

After a short break for coffee they went on working until 3 o'clock. (LLA) 他们休息一会儿喝了咖啡,然后继续工作到三点。

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