Given more attention, the trees could have grown better. (=If the trees had been given more attention, they could be grown better). 要是對這些樹多加注意，它們會長得更好。

2. 在現代英語中可用作介詞，后接名詞或代詞，意為“考慮到”或“鑒于”。如：

Given their inexperience, they’ve done a good job. 考慮到他們缺乏經驗，這工作他們已干得很不錯了。

Given her interest in children, I’m sure teaching is theright career for her. 鑒于她對小孩的興趣，我敢肯定教書是她最適合的職業。

注：given 后也可接 that 從句。如上面兩句也可以改為：

Given that they’re inexpeerienced, they have done a goodjob.

Given that she is interested in children, I’m sureteaching is the right career for her.

3. 用作形容詞，意為“特定的”、“一定的”、 “規定的”等，通常用作定語。如：

The work must be done within the given time. 工作必須在規定時間內完成。

They were to meet at a given time and place. 他們定了個特定時間和地點見面。

比較下句(用作后置定語，given 為過去分詞):

The book given to him was an English novel. (= The bookwhich was given to him was an English novel). 送給他的那本書是本英語小說。

◆glad adj.

1. 表示“高興的”，即指某人自己感到高興，通常只用作表語，其后可接不定式，that-從句以及介詞短語(of/about/a

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