現在分詞作表語與進行時態的用法比較

一、現在分詞作表語

現在分詞作表語主要用于說明主語的性質或特征。如：

Time is pressing. 時間很緊迫。

My memory is shocking. 我的記憶力糟糕透了。

The news is quite amazing. 這消息十分驚人。

She is amusing to be with. 和她在一起很有意思。

It was astonishing to hear him say so. 聽他那樣說，讓人感到驚訝。

I think his lecture is boring. 我認為他的講演令人厭煩。

One of our aircraft is missing. 我們的一架飛機失蹤了。

His repeated absence (from school) is worrying. 他一再缺課使人擔憂。

I think his lecture is boring. 我認為他的講演令人厭煩。

Skiing is more exciting than skating. 滑雪比滑冰更刺激。

I hope you will always remain so charming. 我希望你會永遠保持這樣有魅力。

The instructions on the box are very confusing. 盒子上的使用說明含混不清。

It was depressing to find the house empty. 發現屋里沒人，令人心里很郁悶。

It is frightening even to think of the horrors of nuclear war. 核戰爭的恐怖狀況連想都不敢想。

二、動詞的進行時態

動詞的進行時態表示動作正在進行。如：

The car engine is idling. 汽車引擎在空轉。

A crane is flying above the lake. 一只鶴在湖上飛旋。

He is having radium treatment. 他在接受鐳放射治療。

The baby is sucking its thumb. 這嬰兒在吸吮拇指。

The dog is barking at the stranger. 狗正對著陌生人叫。

The government is trying to keep prices down. 政府正在設法降低物價。

He is making an experiment and designing to test the new drug. 他正進行試驗，打算試驗這種新藥。

The boy is looking at him in astonishment and says nothing. 這男孩驚奇地望著他，什么也沒說。

She left her baby in the room and now it is crying. 她把嬰兒放在房間里，那嬰兒正在哭。