沈紅梅
“人生自古誰(shuí)無(wú)死,留取丹心照汗青”。學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中,常常有學(xué)生對(duì)英文中“die”的用法模糊不清。His grandfather has been dead for many years. 此處dead是什么詞性,表達(dá)什么意思?Die和death的用法有什么不同?Dying又是什么意思?今天我們就講講這幾個(gè)詞的區(qū)別與用法。
1.Dead是形容詞,表示沒(méi)有生機(jī)的狀態(tài),意為“無(wú)生命的”“呆板的”。如:
He found a dead bird in the garden.他在花園里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一只死去的鳥(niǎo)。
2.Die是瞬間動(dòng)詞,用于逝去的那一刻,過(guò)去式為died。如:
His father died last week. 他的爸爸上周去世了。
Every year some people die from the accident. 每年許多人死于事故。
3.Death是名詞,意為“死亡”。如:
She cried sadly after knowing his husbands death. 當(dāng)?shù)弥煞蛉ナ篮?,她哭得非常傷心?/p>
The death of her mother made us surprised. 她母親的死讓我們感到很驚訝。
4.Dying可以表示die的現(xiàn)在分詞,也可以是一個(gè)獨(dú)立的形容詞,表示“奄奄一息的;瀕臨死亡的”。如:
The dying old man was saved by a kind-hearted lady. 一個(gè)好心的婦女挽救了這個(gè)奄奄一息的老人。
注意:在考試中出現(xiàn)這樣的改寫(xiě)句子:He died ten years ago. 他10年前去世了??梢愿膶?xiě)為:He has been dead for ten years. 他去世10年了。
如題一:His grandmother _________ for 6 years. And he still misses her very much.
A. died
B. has died
C. has been dead
D. has been died
解析:本題考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)及瞬間動(dòng)詞與延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞的辨析。句意:他的奶奶去世6年了。他仍然非常想念她。由句意可知,句子應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)表達(dá),排除A;時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)為“for +一段時(shí)間”,因此謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞,而die為瞬間動(dòng)詞,排除B、D,選C。
題二:Premier Zhou Enlai _________ for many years, he still lives in the hearts of Chinese People.
A. died
B. was died
C. has been died
D. has been dead
解析:本題考查現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的用法。句意:周恩來(lái)總理已經(jīng)逝世多年,但他仍然活在中國(guó)人民的心中。短語(yǔ)for many years意為“許多年”,表示“一段時(shí)間”,常用在現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的句子中。因此,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞必須是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。而die是瞬間動(dòng)詞,可排除,be dead表狀態(tài),可和表示“一段時(shí)間”的狀語(yǔ)連用。選D。
經(jīng)典練習(xí)
用“die”的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. Pop star Whitney Houston was found on the eve of the Grammy Awards.
2. His father five years ago.
3. His mothers was a great blow to him.
4. The old man from a car accident last year.
5. Plants and people without water.
6. His dog for two weeks.
答案:1. dead 2. died 3. death 4. died 5. die 6. has been dead