内容正文:
Unit 4 Meeting the muse
to-infinite, -ing and -ed as predicative
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表语
定义
predicative
用法
用来说明主语的身份、内容、性质、品性、特征或状态。
跟在连系动词be, seem, look, sound, feel, smell, get, become等词之后的即为表语
表语
Her sister is a nurse.
When he heard the news, he got angry.
Silk feels soft and smooth.
主语+系动词+表语
a Every artist’s wish is to create something that expresses an idea.
b He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”.
c Yang Liping’s passion is dancing.
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
1 Apart from nouns and adjectives, what other word forms can
serve as predicative?
Apart from nouns and adjectives, to-infinitive, -ed, -ing can serve as predicative.
a Every artist’s wish is to create something that expresses an idea.
b He was particularly interested in the old story about a fish jumping through the “Dragon Gate”.
c Yang Liping’s passion is dancing.
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
2 Can “interested” in sentence (b) be replaced by “interesting”?
Why or why not?
观察句子并划出句子中的表语
One way for him to find inspiration is turning to his children’s toys .
To listen to Tan's music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical traditions and Western influences.
Traveling is interesting but tiring.
Both he and I are satisfied with the result.
一、to do 作表语
动词不定式形式作表语时表示的动作往往是具体的、一次性的动作。
主语通常是抽象名词:task/ job/ work/ aim/ choice/ decision/idea /plan /purpose /wish等。
His wish is to be a doctor in the future.
他的愿望是将来成为一名医生。
My purpose is to climb to the top of the snow mountain.
我的目标就是要爬到雪山顶部。
① Your task today is to wash the curtains.
你今天的任务是洗窗帘。
② My purpose is to climb to the top of the snow mountain.
我的目标就是要爬到雪山的顶部。
③ What I need is to make them happy, not tired.
我需要的是让他们快乐,而不是疲劳。
Our plan is ________________________ for the peasants’ children.
我们的计划是给农民子弟成立一所中学。
The problem is _____________________.
问题是怎样才能准时到达哪儿。
to build up a midd