be介詞短語
下面是學習啦小編整理的be介詞短語,希望對大家有幫助。
be介詞短語:
暗示"正在進行"這一動作,凡是用如:I am having a class now.(我正在上課。)但"正在進行"這一動作,還可以用"be+介詞短語"來暗示。常見的介詞短語類型有: be +at指導的介詞短語;be +in指導的介詞短語;be +on指導的介詞短語; be +under指導的介詞短語等。
?、?be+at指導的介詞短語 be at war(正在交戰(zhàn)):
The two countries are at war now.兩國正在交戰(zhàn)。
(相當于:The two countries are waging a war now.)
be at work(正在工作):Jim is at work on his car now.吉姆正在修自己的車。
(相當于:Jim is repairing his car now.)
be at peace(處于和平或舒適狀況):
Thus Europe was at peace for the first time in ten years.
于是歐洲在十年往后第一次進入和平狀況。
be at table(正在吃飯):When I arrived my friends were already at table.
當我達到時,我的伴侶們正在吃飯。
常見的這類結構還有:be at meeting正在開會;be at school正在上學;be at breakfast(lunch /supper)正在吃早(午/晚)飯;be at church正在做禮拜,等等。
?、?be+on指導的介詞短語
be on strike(正在罷工):The electricity workers have been on strike for several weeks now.電力工人到今朝已經罷工好幾個禮拜了。(即此刻仍在罷工)
be on leave(正在休假):Several soldiers are on leave in our village.幾位甲士正在我們村子里休假。
be on the rise(正在上漲):Prices of vegetables are on the rise.蔬菜價錢正在上漲。
常見的這類結構還有:be on a visit正在訪謁;be on the stumps處在堅苦之中;be on sale正在出售(美語作:削價出售),等等。
?、?.be+in指導的介詞短語 be in progress(正在進展):
The building of the bridge is in progress.
這座橋梁正在施工中。(相當于:The bridge is being built now.)
be in trade(正在濁氚摻):
Some people of this country are in gold and ivory trade.
這個國家的有些人正在做黃金和象牙生意。 be in fashion(風行):
Long hair is very much in fashion now.現在,留長發(fā)正時興。
be in trouble (處于困境/堅苦之中):I am in great trouble. My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself.我趕上點麻煩,我的小兒子從梯子上失蹤下來,而且摔傷了。
常見的這類結構還有:be in danger處在危險中;be in operation正在運行; be in action在勾當(運轉/戰(zhàn)斗)中;be in peril在危險之中;be in class正在上課;be in hospital 正在住院;be in office在執(zhí)政;be in tears正在流淚;be in milk正在產奶;be in issue正在爭論之中; be in church正在做禮拜;等等。
?、?be +under指導的介詞短語
be under consideration(正在考慮之中):The plan is under consideration by the Ministry of Education.教育部正在考慮這項打算。
be +under construction(正在建筑中):The new railway is still under construction.新鐵路仍在修建之中。
be +under discussion(正在談判之中):That issue has no relation to the matter under discussion.阿誰問題和正在談判的事沒有關系。
常見的這類結構還有:be under treatment正在治療中;be under repair正在修理中,等等。
值得英語進修者注重的是
⑴盡管be+介詞短語能暗示"正在進行"這一意義,但它和be+此刻分詞所暗示的語僧衣義是有分歧的。前者著重事物所處的狀況,著重于靜態(tài);后者著重事物的動態(tài),集中暗示事物的動感。
?、?絕大部門這類結構,其名詞前都沒有冠詞,假如加一冠詞,意義將迥然不同。如:The Conservative Party is in office.保守黨在執(zhí)政。The principal is now in the office.校長此刻在辦公室。英語進修者對上述分歧決不成失蹤以輕心。