Section Ⅳ　Grammar & Writing

　　动词­ing形式作表语、定语和宾语补足语

　　阅读下列句子，体会黑体部分的用法

　　1．You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing...

　　2．Such training was common in acting families at this time...

　　3．He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.

　　4．...his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

　　5．He grew more and more popular as his charming character，the little tramp，became known throughout the world.

　　6．How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining?

　　7．The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

　　一、动词­ing形式作表语

　　作表语的动词­ing形式包括现在分词和动名词。

　　1．现在分词作表语，往往具有形容词的性质，说明主语的性质、特征等。

　　The argument is very convincing.

　　这个论点很令人信服。

　　He remained standing beside the table.

　　他依然站在桌旁。

　　[名师点津]　作表语的现在分词，许多是由能够表示人们某种感情或情绪的动词变化而来的。常见的有：moving，interesting，encouraging，exciting，inspiring，boring，surprising，puzzling，amusing，astonishing...，这类分词有"令人......的"的含义，常修饰物。

2．动名词作表语多表示抽象性的或习惯性的动作，一般说明主语的内容。