The woodcutter was standing next to a fallen tree, with lots of small pieces of wood in front of him.
如何分析句中 with lots ... him 结构?
从句法上说, with 结构是修饰句子的谓语动词 was standing 的, 充当伴随情况状语。从词法上说, 该结构是 with + 复合结构, 即 with + 名词 + 介词短语。常见的 with + 复合结构有下列几种情形:
A. with + 名词(或代词) + 分词
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With the crowds cheering, they drove to the palace. 在人群的欢呼声中，他们驱车来到皇宫。
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With Peter working in Birmingham, and Lucy travelling most of the week, the house seems pretty empty. 彼得在伯明翰工作，而露西这周多半时间到处跑，所以，这所房子显得空荡荡的。
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Each of the carved knights within the Temple Church lay on his back with his head resting on a rectangular stone pillow. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 圣殿教堂里的骑士石像 无一例外地仰面躺着，头靠在呈长方形的石枕上。（《达·芬奇密码》）
B. with + 名词 (或代词) + 形容词
He stared at me with his mouth open. 他张着嘴，凝视着我。
C. with + 名词(或代词) + 介词短语
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He stood with his hand in his pocket. 他站着，一只手插在衣袋里。
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With the children at school, we can't take our vacations when we want to. 由于孩子们在上学,所以当我们想度假时而不能去度假。
D. with + 名词 (或代词) + 副词
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The boy stood there, with his head down. 这个男孩低头站在那里。
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With Mary away John felt miserable. 由于玛丽走了,约翰觉得很悲哀。
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Holmes and Watson sat with the light on for half an hour. 福尔摩斯和华生医生开着灯坐了半个小时。