现在分词作表语与进行时态的用法比较

现在分词作表语与进行时态的用法比较

一、现在分词作表语

现在分词作表语主要用于说明主语的性质或特征。如：

Time is pressing. 时间很紧迫。

My memory is shocking. 我的记忆力糟糕透了。

The news is quite amazing. 这消息十分惊人。

She is amusing to be with. 和她在一起很有意思。

It was astonishing to hear him say so. 听他那样说，让人感到惊讶。

I think his lecture is boring. 我认为他的讲演令人厌烦。

One of our aircraft is missing. 我们的一架飞机失踪了。

His repeated absence (from school) is worrying. 他一再缺课使人担忧。

I think his lecture is boring. 我认为他的讲演令人厌烦。

Skiing is more exciting than skating. 滑雪比滑冰更刺激。

I hope you will always remain so charming. 我希望你会永远保持这样有魅力。

The instructions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用说明含混不清。

It was depressing to find the house empty. 发现屋里没人，令人心里很郁闷。

It is frightening even to think of the horrors of nuclear war. 核战争的恐怖状况连想都不敢想。

二、动词的进行时态

动词的进行时态表示动作正在进行。如：

The car engine is idling. 汽车引擎在空转。

A crane is flying above the lake. 一只鹤在湖上飞旋。

He is having radium treatment. 他在接受镭放射治疗。

The baby is sucking its thumb. 这婴儿在吸吮拇指。

The dog is barking at the stranger. 狗正对着陌生人叫。

The government is trying to keep prices down. 政府正在设法降低物价。

He is making an experiment and designing to test the new drug. 他正进行试验，打算试验这种新药。

The boy is looking at him in astonishment and says nothing. 这男孩惊奇地望着他，什么也没说。

She left her baby in the room and now it is crying. 她把婴儿放在房间里，那婴儿正在哭。