3....there was Tom, circling back to the boat, leading us to the hunt again.
......汤姆出现了,转回到船边,又领着我们前往捕猎处。 circling back to ...和leading us to ...为现在分词短语作状语。 Seeing_a_car_running_towards_her,_I reached my hand out and pulled her back. (2013·安徽高考满分作文)
看到一辆车朝她而来,我伸出手把她拉了回来。
1.(教材P20)I thought, at the time, that this was just a story but then I witnessed it with my own eyes many times.
当时我以为这只是个故事罢了,但是后来我亲眼见过多次。
witness
(1)n.目击者;证人;证据
a witness to sth. 某事的证人/证明
bear/give witness to ... 为......作证;证明
①His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
他的健康身体证明这种疗法是成功的。
②Many of his former friends gave witness to his innocence.
他以前的很多朋友都为他的清白作证。
(2)vt.当场见到;目击 vi.为......的证据
witness to sth./having done sth. 作证证明某事/做过某事
③The driver witnessed to having_seen (see) the man enter the building.
司机作证说,他看到此人进入了那栋大楼。
[名师点津] 英语中常使用拟人修辞手法的句子,主语通常是表示时间、地点或心爱之物,如车、船等的名词,谓语动词常为witness, see, find等。
④Our city witnesses (witness) four different seasons, plenty of sunshine and good rainfall, but in winter you may feel a little cold.(2014·天津高考书面表达)
我们的城市四季分明,阳光充足、雨量充沛,但在冬天,你可能会觉得有点儿冷。
2.(教材P20)We ran down to the shore in time to see an enormous animal opposite us throwing itself out of the water and then crashing down again.
我们及时赶到岸边,看到对面有一个庞大的动物猛力跃出水面,然后又坠落到水里。
opposite
(1)prep.在......对面
①It's easy to find - there's a church just opposite my house.
我家很容易找,就在教堂对面。