55　關于分詞短語作狀語時的邏輯主語問題　Track53

 

如同前文討論的不定式和動名詞，分詞也有邏輯主語的問題。關于分詞的邏輯主語主要涉及三種不同情況：
（1）主語一致：分詞短語的動作應該由句子主語發(fā)出
一般來講，分詞短語作狀語時，其動作應該是由句子主語發(fā)出的。也就是說，分詞短語的邏輯主語必須與句子主語是一致的，否則句子意思在邏輯上就講不通。先看下面典型的錯誤句子：
a. Looking out of the window, there are lots of people in the street.*
b. Waiting for a bus, a brick fell on my head.*
c.After doing my homework, the dog was fed.*
d.When using the computer, the password must be remembered.*
e. Arriving home, the door was found locked.*
f .Being a pop fan, Celine Dion is her favorite.*
上面的句子都因為分詞的動作與句子主語不搭配而錯誤。我們可以將它們作一下調(diào)整：
a. Looking out of the window, I saw lots of people in the street.
這里looking的動作是由I發(fā)出的，即I 是looking的邏輯主語，原分詞短語相當于When I looked out of the window...
b.As I was waiting for a bus, a brick fell on my head.或 Waiting for a bus, I saw a brick falling out of a window. / I came across a long lost friend.
c.After I did my homework, the dog was fed. 或最好改為：After doing my homework, I fed the dog.
d.When using the computer, you must remember the password.
e. Arriving home, I found the door locked.
f. Being a pop fan, she likes Celine Dion most.
g.After seeing the movie, _________.
A. the book was read by him
B. the book mad him want to read it
C. the reading of the book interested him
D. he wanted to read the book
正確答案：D。
h.Returning to my apartment, _________.
A. my watch was missing
B. I found my watch disappeared
C. I found my watch missing
D. The watch was missed
正確答案：C。
i. in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.
A. To look at
B. Looking at
C. Looked at
D. To be looked at
正確答案：C。
（2）有自己主語的分詞結(jié)構(gòu)——獨立分詞結(jié)構(gòu)
分詞短語的邏輯主語除了上文講到的要與句子主語一致外，很多情況下，分詞本身有自己意義上的主語，這時分詞短語的動作和句子的謂語動作就不是由同一主語發(fā)出。這種“ 名詞或代詞+分詞短語 ”的結(jié)構(gòu)，在英語中被稱為“獨立分詞結(jié)構(gòu)”。這就類似于動名詞的復合結(jié)構(gòu)（my doing）和不定式的復合結(jié)構(gòu)（for sb. to do）。
a. It being so nice a day, we go out for a walk.
b. Weather permitting , we'll be going fishing tomorrow.
c. All the money having been spent , we started looking for work.
錢全花光后，我們就開始找工作。
d. Nobody having any more to say, the meeting was closed.
誰都無話可說了，會議就結(jié)束了。
e.The Chinese word for crisis is divided into two characters, one meaning danger and the other meaning opportunity.
中文中的“危機”分為兩個字，一個意味著危險，另一個意味著機會。
f.So many directors _________, the board meeting had to be put off.
A. were absent
B. being absent
C. been absent
D. had been absent
正確答案：B。
g.Some snakes lay eggs, others_________birth to live offspring.
A. give
B. giving
C. they give
D. to have given
正確答案：B。
h.Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper_________it closely.
A. followed
B. to follow
C. following
D. being followed
正確答案：C。
（3）固定表達結(jié)構(gòu)
在一些表示說話人態(tài)度的固定表達結(jié)構(gòu)中，分詞短語的邏輯主語和句子的主語是不一致的。但因為這已是約定俗成的用法，所以是正確的。我們在運用時，只需記住這些特殊的表達方式即可。這種結(jié)構(gòu)常見的有：
1）副詞+ speaking ：如generally/strictly/broadly... speaking。
a. Generally speaking , men are stronger than women.（= If we are to speak generally, men...）
b. Strictly speaking , this is not a right answer.
2）分詞 + 介詞：如 judging from, talking of, allowing for（考慮到……），considering, assuming, supposing等。
a. Judging from his expression, he is in a lousy mood.
b. Allowing for her inexperience, she has done a good job.
c. Talking of English, she is the best speaker.
d. Taking everything into consideration , they ought to win this game.
3）分詞+ that從句：如seeing that...（= since...既然……），consi-dering that...（= since...既然……），supposing that...（= if...假如……），granting that...（= though...盡管……），allowing that...（考慮到……）。
a .Considering that she has no experience, she has done a good job.
b .Considering how far from perfect most human brains are, there isn't much threat from a computer.
c. Supposing there was a war, what would you do?
d. Granting that he has made a mistake, he is not to blame, for he intended to help us.