请问 I saw him cross the road. 与 I saw him crossing the road. 有什么区别?
I saw him cross the road. 是指“我看到他穿过马路的整个过程”(从离开人行道到另一边的人行道),也就是说,在这种句型中,动词不定式表示整个活动或整个事件从头到尾的全过程。而 I saw him crossing the road. 则是指“我看到他正在穿过马路”。也就是说,在这种句型中,分词表示正在进行的活动或反复性活动。
请对比:
<div class="mineru-algorithm" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;"> I saw them $\left\{ \begin{array}{l} shoot \text{ at him.} \\ shooting \text{ at him. (CGEL)} \end{array} \right.$ </div>(动词原形 shoot 表示一次性动作,而分词 shooting 表示正在进行的或反复性的动作)在 see 用作被动态时,情况亦是如此:
He was seen to cross the road. (整个过程) 有人看见他穿过马路。
He was seen crossing the road. (正在进行的动作或反复性动作)
有人看见他正在穿过马路。
在这种句型中,除 see 之外,尚有 hear, notice, feel, watch。请注意使用动词不定式与使用分词在意义上的差别。
<div class="mineru-algorithm" style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;"> 1. I watched them $\left\{ \begin{array}{l} climb \text{ the tower.} \\ climbing \text{ the tower. (CGEL)} \end{array} \right.$ </div>(动词原形 climb 表示“他们已到达塔顶”,而分词 climbing 表示“他们正在攀登”,即尚未到达塔顶)
我看到他们
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They didn't hear the door close. 他们没有听到门关上了。
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We could hear the girls singing in the bathroom. 我们能听到女孩们在浴室里唱歌。
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Amazed, he watched the truck disappear around the corner. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci
Code) 他用惊异的目光看着卡车消失在转弯处。(《达·芬奇密码》)
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The crowd watched the lions being fed. 人们观看喂狮子。
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We felt the table move. 我们感到桌子移动了。
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Can you feel the train slowing down? 你觉出火车在慢下来吗?
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When I got home, I found my mother in front of the television set watching Walter Cronkite. (Hillary, Living History) 当我回到家时,发现妈妈坐在电视机前看新闻。(希拉里,《亲历历史》)
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I noticed a little boy in the front row sitting in a wheelchair. (Hillary, Living History) 我注意到前排有个小男孩坐在轮椅上。(希拉里,《亲历历史》)
请做下面的英语试题:
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Professor Tate ____ about him. A. heard the students to talk B. heard the talk by the students C. heard the students' talking D. heard the students talk (TOEFL)
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After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother's voice ____ him. A. calling B. called C. being called D. to call(全国高考上海卷,07-34)