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。