目錄
學習影片
單字
connect
v. 串起,聯結
reduce
v. 減少,減小
fare
n. 車費,交通費
confirm
v. 確認,確定
total
adj. 全部的,總共的
review
v. 評價,評論
register
v. 註冊,登記;表示
waste
v. 浪費
文法
分詞構句
Participle Clauses
有時候,我們可以將副詞子句簡化,以表達更清楚的意思,也讓句子聽起來更自然。這些被簡化的副詞子句又稱作「修飾性的副詞片語」。我們可以簡化表示時間 (when, while, before, after)、因果關係 (because, since)、對比 (although, though) 以及條件 (if) 的副詞子句;然而,只有在副詞子句和主要子句的主詞相同的時候,才可以進行簡化的動作。 將副詞子句簡化為修飾性的副詞片語的方法為: 1. 移除連接詞; 2. 假如有 be 動詞,則移除副詞子句的主詞和 be 動詞; 3. 假如沒有 be 動詞,則移除副詞子句的主詞,並將動詞改為 -ing 形式(現在分詞)。 例句如下: - While Dad was eating breakfast, he read the newspaper. = Eating breakfast, Dad read the newspaper. (當爸爸吃早餐時,他讀了報紙。) - Because Amy was hit by her brother, she cried loudly. = Hit by her brother, Amy cried loudly. (past participle, passive voice) (因為愛咪被哥哥打,於是她嚎啕大哭。) - Though he stayed up late last night, he still got up early this morning. = Staying up late last night, he still got up early this morning. (雖然他昨天晚上很晚睡,他今天早上還是很早起。)
### 例句
- Finishing her homework, my sister went to bed right away.
做完功課後,我姊立刻就去上床睡覺去了。
- Locked out by himself accidentally, Warren called his landlord for help.
因為 Warren 不小心把自己鎖在了門外,他打電話給房東求助。
- Unable to afford a new car, we bought a used one.
因為買不起新車,我們買了二手車。