Section Ⅱ Warmup & The Spirit of Explorers-Language Points
frightening adj.令人惊恐的;骇人的
(教材P115)But it can be frightening when the weather is bad.
但是,天气不好的时候很令人惊恐。
(1)frighten v. 使惊恐,使害怕
frighten sb.into(out of)doing sth.
吓得某人(不)做某事
(2)frightened adj. 感到害怕的
be frightened at... (听到......)吓了一跳
be frightened of sb./sth. 害怕某人/某事
①He frightened the old man into giving(give)him all the money.他恐吓那位老人把所有的钱都给了他。
②Jane was frightened (frighten) when she was brought into the small,dark room.
当简被带进那间又小又黑的屋子时,她吓坏了。
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分词形容词化
绝大多数情感动词的分词形式已经形容词化,现在分词多用于指"(事物)令人......的";过去分词作形容词多说明人的状态,指"(人)感到......的"。
surprising 令人吃惊的 surprised 惊讶的
disappointing 令人失望的 disappointed 失望的
worrying 令人焦虑的 worried 焦虑的
exciting 令人激动的 excited 激动的
moving 令人感动的 moved 感动的
interesting 令人感兴趣的 interested 感兴趣的