-ing分词用法归纳

h. 作程度状语。作程度状语时，常用来修饰形容词或副词。如：

He was caught in the heavy rain and got his clothes soaking wet. 他淋了一场大雨，把衣服全部弄湿了。

He wore his thin coat in freezing cold days and fell ill soon. 他在冰冷的天还穿着单薄的大衣，不久就病倒了。

i. 作结果状语

He cut down the trees in front of his house, having its roof blown off by strong wind. 他把房前的树给砍了，结果大风把房顶刮走了。

He died, leaving his wife and children nothing but great debt. 他死了，留给妻子和孩子的只有巨大的债负。

4. -ing分词的一些惯用法

在英语实际交际中，还有一些特殊用法或句型。如：

(1) There be no doing = It is impossible to do …。如：

There is no telling whether he will keep his words. 他会不会遵守诺言很难说。

(2) How / What about doing… = How do you like …/ What do you think of… 如：

How about hiking this Sunday? 本周星期天去远足怎么样？

(3) on doing…= as soon as + clause , 如：

On hearing the bad news, the little girl burst out crying. 一听到这一噩耗，小女孩就大哭了起来。

(4) There be no end to doing… 无止境。如：

If everyone wants others to dance to his music, there will be no end to fighting in the world. 要是大家都要其它的人来按照他的意志做事，那么世界上就永远没有安宁的日子。

(5) without so much as doing = even…. not. 甚至，连…都没有。如：

He started his company without so much as having his own office. 他创办公司时连自己的办公室都没有(from www.hxen.net)。

(6)  lose no time in doing = begin to do …at once. 立刻做…。如：

There are very few days left for NMT, so we can lose no time in revising our lessons. 离高考没几天了，我们得抓紧复习我们的功课了。

(7)  be up on the point of doing … = be going to do …即将做…。如：

We believe our China is on the point of creating a new era. 我们相信我们中国即将开创一个新时代。

(8)  in (the) hope of doing …怀着…希望。如：

After graduating from university, he went to Shenzhen in the hope of finding a good job. 大学毕业以后，他去深圳希望找到一个好的工作。

(9) for the purpose of doing …= for the sake of …为了…。如：

He went on studying abroad for the purpose of serving the people better. 他继续去国外深造以便能更好地为人民服务。

(10) come near doing… = almost do…几乎，差一点儿。如：

He came near dying in the traffic accident. 他在那场车祸中差一点丧了命。