下面是《英语世界》1996年第1期531条答问：
“问[531]艾军[杭州] I found him seated next to the chairman. 和 I found him sitting next to the chairman. 两句有什么区别？
▲答 seated 有被人安排座位的含义。found him seated next to the chairman 可能指他的座位被安排在主席旁边，也可能说他坐在主席旁边是被别人安排好的。sitting next to 无此特别含义。”
答者说 be seated 是指“被别人安排好座位”的意思,难道在下面的句子里 be seated 也是被安排好座位的意思吗?
Please be seated, gentlemen. (OSD) 先生们,请坐。
英语里,某些表示姿势的动词,如 sit, stand, seat, 它们的 be + 过去分词的结构并不是被动语态,而是从古英语遗留下来的一种表示状态或结果的形式,毫无被动含义(seated 可看作是形容词)。因此,我们不能说 sit 是“自己坐”,be seated 是“被安排坐”。请看下面的实例:
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With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared in no time. (Wood) 五个饥饿的孩子坐在桌子周围，食物很快就被吃光了。
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But what surprised me most was to see some of the village people seated on the benches at the end of the room. [许国璋主编《英语》0(上), p. 14] 但是, 最使我吃惊的是看到一些村民坐在教室后边的长凳上。
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He then asked me to be seated. 然后他叫我坐下。
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The hostess dressed in her finest costume together with the guest of honor was seated comfortably in the living room. 女主人穿着最漂亮的服装和主宾舒适地一起坐在起居室里。
(说“女主人被安排坐在……”似乎不合情理)
- Be seated! This court is now in session. (LDCE) 请坐下！本庭现在开庭。
[参见 sit(be sat)]
请做下面的英语试题：
The visitor set his glass on the table and seated down in a chair opposite his host who A B C
was seated on the sofa. (TOEFL)