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过去分词考点复习:seated的用法
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过去分词考点复习:seated的用法

 

本站特约作者  陈仁祯(本文曾刊于《第二课堂》杂志)

 

seated是一个比较特别的过去分词,说它特殊一是因为它的词性尚有不确定性——它有时是过去分词,有时又具有形容词的性质,像是一个形容词;二是因为这样一个很少引人注意的过去分词,在近几年的高考英语考题中经常“露脸”,一下子变成了一个热点词汇。下面我们先来看几道高考题(答案分别为DBC):

1. Please remain ______ until the plane has come to a complete stop. (山东卷)

A. to seat                  B. to be seated           C. seating                 D. seated

2. Please remain ______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon. (辽宁卷)

A. seating                 B. seated                  C. to seat                  D. to be seated

3. Can those ______ at the back of the classroom hear me? (福建卷)

A. seat                      B. sit                        C. seated                   D. sat

对于seated的用法,首先要从动词seat说起。同学们可能只知道seat的名词用法,即只知道它表示“座位”。其实,seat还可用作动词,且是一个典型的及物动词,其意为“使……坐”或“能容纳……”。如:

Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边。

We can seat 300 in the auditorium. 我们这个礼堂可容纳300人。

由于seat只用作及物动词,所以其后总应有宾语,或用过去分词。如:

他在窗户边坐下。

误:He seated near the window.

正:He seated himself near the window.

说明:若将误句中的seated改为sat则是对的,因为动词sit为不及物动词。

使她吃惊的是,她发现她丈夫坐在一个美丽姑娘的旁边。

误:To her surprise, she found her husband seating next to a beautiful girl.

正:To her surprise, she found her husband seated next to a beautiful girl.

说明:若将误句中的seating改为sitting则也是正确的。

下面请看几个含有seated的句子,注意体会其用法:

Please stay [remain] seated. 请不要站起来。

He seated himself at the writing table. 他在写字台前坐下。

Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen. 女士们、先生们,请就座。

He lifted the child and seated her on the wall. 他把小孩举起来,让她坐在墙上。

下面我们再来分析一下本文前面的三道高考题:

1题答案选D。由于seat用作动词时总是及物的,所以它的后面必须要用宾语,或用被动语态或过去分词,据此可排除选项AC。由于不定式to be seated表示将来意义,所以也不能选,故只能选D

2题答案选Bremain seated意为“坐着不动”。又如:Please remain seated. 请不要站起来。Passengers are requested to remain seated till the aircraft stops. 在飞机停稳前请乘客不要离开座位。

3题答案选Cseated在此用作后置定语,seated at the back…可视为who are seated at the back…的省略形式。

 

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