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Unit3InventorsandinventionsZhangHengseismographinventedStephensonRocketinventedThomasEdisoninventedtheelectricbulb.BenFranklinFlashiselectricitydiscoveredNewtongravitydiscoveredradiumMadameCuriediscoveredDoyouknowwhattheseinventionsareandwhendidtheyhappen?Telephone1876television1923colourtelevision1940photocopier1937airconditioner1902electronicdigitalcomputer1942Atomicbomb1945Creditcards1950Penicillin1928Whatisadiscovery?Aninvention?(1).Adiscoveryis()(2).Aninventionis()A.merelymakesknownsomethingthatalreadyexistinnature,suchasthediscoveryontheNewContinentbyColumbia.B.Somethingcreatedbyhumanbeing,suchasthelightingrod.ABLookatthepicturesbelowanddiscussinpairswhichpicturesshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries.Pre-reading

Anamphibiouscar(2003)Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Whenmovingonwater,thewheelsofthecarturnsidewaysandmoveintothebody.Theunderneathofthecarisstrongenoughtosailasaboat.Itisaprototypeandisnotyetbeingproducedforsale.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.Stephenson’s“Rocket”(1781-1848)GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailwayswhichwerenewatthattime.OneofthefirsttrackstobelaidwasbetweenStocktonandDarlington.Stephensonwasoneofthefirstrailwayengineersandin1825hedrovethefirsttrainalongtheline.ThestructureofDNAThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonandpublishedin1953.ThesetwoscientistswerethefirsttoshowthatourgenesconsistoftwospiralsofDNA(calledthedouble-helix).Thisworkleddirectlytothehumangenomeprojectin2003,whichdiscoveredtheStructureofDNA.ApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinventionPre-readingThereare6stagesinproducinganinvention.Putthemintosuitableorder:Patentoffice(专利局)playstheroleofdecidingwhatisaninventionandwhatisnot.Andonlyinventionscangetpatensandsoberecognizedandprotected.patentsReading

TheproblemofthesnakesWhatdoesthewritermainlytellusabout?_____A.IntroduceswhattheproblemofsnakesisB.TellsushowtogetpatentsC.Introduceswhattheproblemofsnakeisandhermotherwantshertocatchthem.D.IntroducesherideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentReading:fastreading2.fillinthisform:ParagraphStagesFindaproblemDoresearchThinkofacreativesolutionTestthesolutionApplyforapatent1234,5,67,8Fillintheexamples:Para.StagesExamplesinthisstoryFindaproblemThesnakemustbe________butnot______DoresearchLookfor________ofremoval;researchthe______ofsnakesremovedharmedmethodshabits12DetailreadingThinkofacreativesolutionIdentify_______possibleapproaches:choose____.TestthesolutionseveraltimesTry_____timestomakeitwork________.ApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionis_________.4,5,67,8threeefficientlyrecognized3threeone1.Whydidn’tthewriterusethepowders?BecauseherparentswouldnotlikehertohurttheselivingcreaturesFindoutsomedetails2.Whatwerethreepossibleapproaches?Whichonedidthewriterchoose?Firstly,______________________.Secondly,__________________________________________________________.Thirdly,_______________________________________________________________.removingtheirhabitatattractingthemintoatrapusingmaleorfemaleperfumeorfood.coolingthesnakessothattheybecamesleepyandcouldbeeasilycaught.1.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A.abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfumeB.abowl,abucket,femaleperfumeC.asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucketD.asmallnet,abucket,powderscomprehending2.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothewriter?_____Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededcatchingthesnake.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse’sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn’tbitethewriteratall.3.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?______Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.AnewnovelwrittenbyMr.Wang.Anewkindofgrassfoundinthemountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.4.Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?Thecoolingmadethesnakeslessactivebecausetheyarereptilesandtheirbodytemperaturedependsontheheataroundthem.5.Discusswithyourpartnerwhattheadvantagesmightbeofgettingapatent.Youareabletoprovethatyouwerethefirstpersontomaketheinvention.Youarerecognizedasarealinventor.Youcanmakemoneyifyousellyourinventiontoothers.6.Whatgoodquanlitiesshouldaninventorhave?creativecuriouspatientimaginativehard-workingadventurouschallengeable

…Workingroupstodiscusssomenewapplicationsofamobile.DiscussionLanguagepointsinReading1.Mostfamilieswentthroughalotinthewar.Doyouknowthestageseveryinventormustgothroughbeforetheycanhavetheirinventionapproved?经历2.Theplandidnotgothrough.通过,成功,成交3.Ican’tgothroughthelettersinanhour.审阅,检查4.Motherwentthroughthedrawerforherglasses.翻找,查看5.Aterriblenoisewentthroughthehouse.穿过,通过doresearchon/into/in...从事,进行,做研究

6.Theyarecarryingoutaresearchintothecausesofcancer.

research可作可数名词和不可数名词,有自己的单复数形式。短语doresearch中research为不可数名词。WhenIcalledupmymotherinthecountrysideonthetelephoneshewasveryupset.(=ringup)7.Thesmellofthoseflowerscallsup

mychildhood.callfor邀，约,叫需要Iwillcallforyouat8tomorrowmorning.Thistroublecallsforquickactionbythegovernment.Thecricketteam(板球队）hadtocalloffthegamebecauseoftherain.取消使……想起givesbaring/call,phonesb,telephone(to)sbcalloff---CanIdothejob?---I’mafraidnot,becauseit___skillandpatience.A.callsonB.callsoutC.callsupD.callsforAsIgrewupinasmallvillageatthefootofamountain,thevisittothevillage___scenesofmychildhood.AcalledupBcalledforCcalledonDcalledincallatdropinatpayavisittogoonavisittovisit拜访某地+sp.callfor需要,要求callback回电话，召唤某人回来callin邀请,请来callout大声叫，征召callon/at拜访(callon后跟人作宾语，callat后跟地点名词作宾语)

callondropinonpayavisittovisit拜访某人nowandthen有时,偶尔8.Iseethemnowandthen,butnotoften.相关短语：fromtimetotime有时；不时(every)nowandagain时而；不时alittlenowandalittlethen偶尔occasionally偶尔onceinawhile偶尔

与now相关的短语：fromnowon从现在开始，今后justnow刚才nowthat既然nowornever机不可失until/till/uptonow直到现在rightnow/then立刻，马上Herewasachanceformetodistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.

这回我有机会表现一下自己了，我要发明一个既能捉住蛇又不会伤害它们的东西。distinguishoneself:tocause(oneself)tobeeminentorrecognized使自己与众不同；使自己出名distinguish辨认；辨别9.Icandistinguishthematadistance.（常与from,between连用）区别；区分

=tell…fromCanyoudistinguishbetweenthosetwoobjects?distinguish…from使别于；有……特点语言把人和动物区别开来10.Speechdistinguishesmenfromanimals.distinguished:卓越的distinguishableadj.区别得出的,辨认得出的distinctadj.

截然不同的bedistinguishedfromdistinguish…from…bedistinguishedbybedistinguishedfor不同于…与…加以区别辨别，把…和…区别开以…为特征因…而著称distinguishedadj.distinguishingadj.distinguishableadj.著名的，出名的有区别的可区别的应当教育孩子分辨好坏。11.Childrenshouldbetaughtto

distinguish

right

from

wrong.Weallwrite___,evenwhenthere’snotmuchtosay.AnowandthenBbyandbyCstepbystepDmoreorlessWeshould___right___wrong.Adistinguish;byBdistinguish;forCdistinguish;fromDdistinguish;toHangzhouisdistinguished___itsbeautifulscenery.AasBforCinDbyThefirstthingItriedtodowastoseeiftherewereproductsthatmighthelpme,butthereonlyseemedtobepowdersdesignedtokillsnakes.

在therebe结构中,be的人称与数应遵循就近一致原则

Therewasabucketofwaterandtwochairsinthecornerofthehouse.Thereweretwochairsandabucketofwaterinthecornerofthehouse.therebe强调某处有某物;have强调某人有某物指为人所拥有Thereisabookonthedesk.Ihaveabook.seem的归纳总结1)seem+tobe+形容词/名词/介词短语/分词辨析:therebe与have12.Somethingseemedtobewrongwithhim.Youseemedtobeinagreathurry.

2)seem构成的句式:Itseemsthat...Itseemsasif/asthough...Thereseems(tobe)….Itseemsthateveryonewassatisfied.13.Itseemsasifyouarethefirstonehere.14.Thereseems(tobe)noreasonforbelievinghim.seem表示有某种根据的判断,这种判断往往接近事实或者符合事实。

appear

从外表或者表面上看来“似乎,好像”,有时暗含“事实上并非如此”之意。

look

强调视觉上的印象。

Itappearsatruestory.Helooksaperfectfool.16.Doletyourmotherknowallthetruth.Sheappears____everything.(2001上海)totellB.tobetoldC.tobetellingD.tohavebeentoldsetaboutdoing=setouttodosetasidesetoffsetupsetapartsetdownsetfire/lightto开始（着手）做放…一边，节省出发;引爆，点燃

建立;创立17.Theyneededthemoneytoset______aspecialschoolforgiftedchildren.Thechildrenwerealwaysexcitedtoset____onacampingtrip.18.Theyset_______workingatabout8o’clock.19.Settingthechair______,hesatonthefloor.20.Thechildrengatheredinthegardentoset______thefireworks(鞭炮）.upoffasideoff

留出，分开，分离

记下，放下点燃，使着火setaboutHe___intouchwithhisfriendwhenhearrivedatthecity.AsetaboutgettingBsetabouttogetCsetoutgettingDsetoutgetsetouttodo/setaboutdoingconvenientadj.

方便的，便利的

beconvenientforsth对某事方便

Itisconvenienttosb.对某人方便

Itisconvenientforsbtodosth.某人做某事方便警示:convenient不能以人作主语。

Willitbeconvenientforyoutostartworktomorrow?21.It’sconvenienttohaveasupermarketnearby.

inconvenientant.conveniencen.Choosethecorrectanswer:22.Comeandseemewhenever___.A.youareconvenientB.youwillbeconvenientC.itisconvenienttoyouD.itwillbeconvenienttoyou23.Ifitisquite__toyou,I’llvisityounextTuesday.A.convenientB.fairC.easyD.comfortableOurhouseisvery___forschoolsandstores.AconvenientBabruptCcentralDapparentexpectationn.

期待，期望；所希望的东西；前程；希望intheexpectationthat…预料着，指望着inexpectationof预料着，指望着against/contrarytoallexpectations

与预料相反meettheexpectation不负众望comeuptotheexpectation不负众望Thiswasintheexpectation___thesnakeswouldbiteagain.AwhatBthatCwhyDwhich

Onlyafter

youhavehadthatrecognition

can

you

say

thatyouaretrulyaninventor.只有你得到这种承认,你才能说你是真正的一个发明家。Only修饰状语置于句首，主句需用倒装语序。24.Only

byworkinghard

canwe

passtheexams.Nor

willyoureceiveapatentuntilasearchhasmadetofindoutthatyourproductreallyisdifferentfromeverybodyelse’s.

你的产品要经过仔细调查,证明它确实与众不同,你才能获得专利。以否定词no,not,never,hardlyseldom等开头引导的句子,句子的主句要部分倒装。25.Nevercanyoupasstheexamifyoudon’tdevoteyourselftoyourstudy.incase=forfearthat以防万一，假使26.Takeanumbrellaincaseitrains.incaseof/forfearofIncaseoffire,ringthealarmbell.Incaseofemergency,his/thatcase如果这样／那样的话

inanycase无论如何

innocase决不，任何情况下都不

Asisoftenthecase正如通常是这样的情况27.Studyhard,oryoucan’tpasstheexam.___________,youwillnotbeacceptedbyauniversity.Youmustgohometoseeyoursickmother__________.28.____________mynotbeingthere,askmybrothertohelpyou.______________willIgoabroadwithmymother.29.Pleaseremindmeofitagaintomorrow_____________Iforget.InthatcaseinanycaseIncaseofInnocaseincaseJohnmayphonetonight.Idon’twanttogoout___hephones.AaslongasBinorderthatCincaseDsothatIdon’tthinkI’llneedanymoneybutI’llbringsome___.AatlastBincaseConceagainDintimeIshallstayinthehotelallday___therenewsofthemissingchild.AincaseBnomatterCinanycaseDeversincebear(bore,borne)忍受;带有,具有

Icouldn’tbeartolistenanylonger,soIlefttheroom.beardoing表示习惯性动作

beartodosth.表示一次具体动作messn.杂乱,脏东西

v.无所事事,混日子,胡闹Thereisalotofmesstoclearup.30.Thisroomisinmess.31.Stopmessingaboutandtellmeclearlywhathappened.

他只是整天混(mess)日子。32.Hespenthisdaymessingabout.她的迟到把我们的计划都搞乱了。33.Herlatearrivalmessedup/madeamessofourplan.Translation:inamess乱成一团makeamessof弄乱，使成一团糟messup打乱，搞乱messabout/around鬼混，无所事事…,whichfreezeshardwhencooled.…,（果冻）被冷却后会变硬。whencooled为whenitiscooled的省略结构when/while/once/unless/if等连词所引导的时间状语从句中的主语与主句主语相一致，且从句中含有系动词be时，从句中的主语和系动词be可省略，形成“连词+分词”结构。Theyabruptlydisappearedintoaconvenientholeinthewall.abruptlyadv.突然地，唐突地abruptadj.突然的；意外的这路有很多急转弯。34.Theroadisfullof________________.这会议突然结束了。35.Themeetingcameto______________.我们的讨论突然给缩短了。Ourdiscussionwas____________curtailed.abruptturnsanabruptendabruptly36._________withthesizeofthewholeearth,thebiggestoceandoesnotseembigatall.CompareB.WhencomparingC.ComparingD.Whencompared37._____moretime,wearesuretofinishit.A.GivenB.GivingC.BegivenD.IfgivingDAThetraincametoan___stop,makingmanypassengersfallofftheirseats.AabruptlyBabruptCsuddenlyDsurprisedmonitorvt.监听，收听;密切监视，监督n.班长,监视器

Theyhavebeenmonitoringtheenemy’sradiobroadcaststotrytofindouttheirsecretplans.Theteacherismonitoringanexamination.Hehasbeenmadeourmonitor.Tooursurprise,wefoundourselves___bythestrangers.AmonitorBmonitoredCmonitoringDtomonitorThewallwasbuiltalongtheriver___thefloods.AinsteadofBinfavourofCincaseofDintouchwithAtdawn,theyset___togetreadyfortheworkoftheday.AoffBaboutCoutDinWhenI___Tom,hewasdoingsomeshopping.AcalledatBcalledupCcalledoffDcalledforHeclosedthewindows___rain.AintheexpectationofBinexpectationsofCintheexpectationsofDinexpectationofHewaspunishedbytheteacherwhowas___theexamination.AmonitorBmonitoredCmonitoringDmonitorsIalwaystakesomethingtoreadwhenIgotothedoctor’s___Ihavetowait.AincaseBsothatCinorderDasifInthosedaysweseldomwenttothetheatre,butwesawfilms___.AnowandthenBallthetimeConceagainDintimeThedeadlinefor___anapplicationforthecivilserviceexamisnextFriday.AsendingBaskingCmakingDdoingOurcompanyisvery___formeasIcangettomyofficein5minutes.AadaptableBcomfortableCconvenientDavailableThetwinsaresoalikethatit’sdifficulttodistinguishone___theother.AbetweenBforCbyDfrom--I’mgoingtotraveltoNewYork.Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourexperiencethere?--___.Let’sdiscussitoverlunch.AGoaheadBItjustdependsCThat’swonderfulDByallmeansPremierWensaid,‘Weshould___eachothertodefeatdisaster.’AteamupBworkonCteamupwithDworkatBytheroadsidewesawasign,___thedirectionofthevillage.AindicatingBintroducingCexplainingDexpressingThoughtscanalsobeexpressed___music.AintermsofBaccordingtoCbymeansofDincaseofMostpeoplefindithardto___acalmlifeafterretiringfromwork.AmakeBchooseCsufferDtryItdidn’t___himthatMarywouldrefusehisinvitation.AhappentoBadjusttoCbelongtoDoccurtoQuitealotofpeople___thetraditionofeatingturkeysonThanksgivingDay.AcatchupBdatebackCblowupDkeepupHe’sbeenoutofworkfortwomonths,anditisnot___thathewillgetoneforsometime.AlikelyBeasilyCprobablyDnearly___youdon’tlikehimisnoneofmybusiness.AwhatBwhoCthatDwhetherTheoldmanwasinsuchbadhealththat___hecouldnolongerlookafterhimself.AreasonableBremarkablyCapparentlyDvividlyThey___anadvertisingcompanyforhelptoselltheirproducts.AacceptedBadmittedCobtainedDhiredIttookmequitealongtimeto___whatyousaid.AtakeupBtakeonCtakeinDtakeover___isknowntousallisthatphysicsisaverydifficultsubject.AitBasCwhatDthat___thereasonsabove,IfoundIwaspayingtoomuchattentiontothejob.AexceptBapartfromCregardlessofDexceptforItisrecommendedthattheproject___untilallpreparationshavebeenmade.AnotbestartedBisnotstartedCwillnotbestartedDisnottobestartedYoucan’timaginewhatdifficultythesoldierhad___thefocusoftheearthquake.AtoreachBreachingCreachedDreachOnly___mesecretlythatnotonly___butalsoshewaslazy.Ahetold;wasshestupidBdidhetell;shewaslazyCdidhetell;wasshestupidDhetold;shewasstupidOnthecontrary,Ithinkitisthemother,ratherthanherchildren,___toblame.AwhoareBthatareCwhatisDthatisTheyoungman,___severalattemptstobeattheworldrecordinhighjump,decidedtohaveanothertry.AtomakeBmadeChavingmadeDmakingTeachersshouldcreatedanenvironment___childrenaretaughthowtosolveproblemsoflearningbythemselves.AwhoseBwhichCwhereDwhy--Whatawindyandsandyday!--Sure.We___suchbadweatherforalmosttendays.Idon’tknowwhenitwillbeover.AhavehadBarehavingChadhadDhavebeenhavingYoucan’talways___other’shelpforyourhomework.Doitbyyourself!AwaitonBrelyonCtakeonDputon--Iforgetyourbook.--___,Idon’tneedittoday.ADon’tmentionitBNevermindCForgetitDDon’tsayso--Haveyouread___Englishbook?--yes,Ihave.ButIreallywanttoreadit___secondtimesinceit’ssointeresting.Aan,aBthe,aCan,theDthe,the--Ineedtogetdowntown.Isthereabusthatgoesthere?--TakebusNo.4or6.they__godowntown.Take___onecomesfirst.Aall,whicheverBall,whateverCbothwhicheverDboth,whatever1.我从未听过有人说他的坏话。2.她觉得心里轻松了些。3.他们认为这问题解决了。4.他正努力使别人听懂自己。5.昨天她的钱包被偷了。6.学生们希望电视连续剧继续播下去。

我从未听过有人说他的坏话。她觉得心里轻松了些。他们认为这问题解决了。他正努力使别人听懂自己。昨天她的钱包被偷了。学生们希望电视连续剧继续播下去。

Ihaveneverheardhimspokenillofbyothers.Shefeltagreatweighttakenoffhermind．Theyconsideredthemattersettled．Hewastryingtomakehimselfunderstood．Shehadherwalletstolenyesterday.ThestudentswishtheTVserialplayscontinued．LanguagepointsforreadingII1.Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:”Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”他认为一个人应当具有好奇心，他最著名的一句话是：“偶尔离开平路去寻求困境。当你这么做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。跟踪下去，不断探索，不知不觉中，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。”beatentrack

踏平的路；一贯的路；惯例。如：我们沿着一条人们他出来的路穿过森林。

38.Wefollowedawell-beatentrackthroughtheforest.dive(vt)潜入；跳水/扑去；冲去他跳到水中，救起那快要溺死的小孩。39.Hedivedintotheriverandrescuedthedrowningchild.雨下了起来，我们立即跑进一家小餐馆。40.whentherainstarted,wedivedintoacafé.

woods原指“森林”，在这里有“险境，困境”的意思。outofthewoods表示“脱离麻烦或困难”。如：情况正在改善，但我们还没有摆脱困境。

41.Thesituationisimproving,butwearenotoutofthewoodsyet.Althoughheismostoftenassociatedwiththeinventionofthetelephone,hewasindeedacontinuingsearcherafterpracticalsolutionstoimprovethequalityofeverybody’slife.

虽然人们常把他和发明电话联系起来，但是他的确是一名永不停息的探索家，不断寻求着改善人们生活质量的途径。

associatewith

把…和…联系起来；和…来往在我们心中，春节是和愉快的家庭团聚联系在一起的。42.InourmindstheSpringFestivalisassociatedwithhappyfamilyreunions.她的父母不喜欢她和网友来往。43.Herparentsdidn’tlikeherassociatingwithnetfriends.句中的continuing是动词-ing形式，在这里作定语用。如：Thisisaverypressingproblem.这是意见紧急的事情。44.Wetalkedagreatdealaboutthecomingfestival.我们说了不少有关即将到来的节目的事情。45.Hemadeaninspiringspeechatthemeeting.他在会上发表了一段激动人心的讲话。practical实际的;实践的;实用的我想要些实际性的建议。

46.Iwantsomepracticaladvice.我们跑那么远只为了去度个周末实在很不切实际。

Itwouldn’tbepracticalforustogoallthatwayjustfortheweekend.这本词典非常实用。

47.Thedictionaryisverypractical.

I’msorry,butthisphoneisoutoforder.对不起，这个电话坏了。

outoforder

坏了；有毛病。如：

Ourrefrigeratorisoutoforderagain.We’dbetterbuyanewoneinsteadofrepairingit.咱们的冰箱又坏了，我们别修它了，最好买一个新的。与之相反的短语是inorder,意思是“处于正常情况，情况良好”。如：

Thehouseispaintedanddecorated,everythingisinorder.房子粉刷了，装修了，一切都整整齐齐。

I’llseethateverythingisingoodorderwhentheguestsarrive.客人来时我会把一切都照料得井井有条的。Translatethefollowingandsensetheusage离去的朋友落叶逃犯归国留学生退休工人沉船凋谢的花开水必修课书面报告英语口语departedfriendsfallenleavesescapedprisonersreturnedstudentsretiredworkersunkenshipfadedflowerspp---vi.表已完成boiledwaterrequiredcourseswrittenreportspokenEnglish预期的效果有家具的房间冰啤酒熟食炸土豆条失去的时间剩下的书有关人员提供的袋子icedbeercookedfoodfriedchipsfurnishedroomthebooksleftthepeopleconcerned/involvedlosttimethebagprovidedpp---vt.表被动、已完成pp---vt.后置theintended/expected/desiredeffect/result满意的笑容愁容激动的尖叫声尴尬的举止困惑的表情放松的心情惊恐的扫视asatisfiedsmileaworriedlookanexcitedscreamanembarrassedbehaviorapuzzled/confusedexpressionarelaxedmindafrightenedglancepp---vt.表情感

过去分词作表语并无“完成”或“被动”之意，而是表示主语的状态或思想感情等。如：Helookedworriedafterreadingtheletter．Whenweheardofit,weweredeeplymoved．Heseemedquitedelightedattheidea．

Pastparticipleusedaspredicative（表语）常见的作表语的过去分词有:amused(愉快的)；broken(碎了的)；astonished(吃惊的)；closed(关闭的)；delighted(高兴的)；crowded(拥挤的)；disappointed(失望的)；gone(遗失的)；worried(担忧的)；experienced(有经验的);interested