seated是一个比较特别的过去分词,说它特殊一是因为它的词性尚有不确定性它有时是过去分词,有时又具有形容词的性质,像是一个形容词;二是因为这样一个很少引人注意的过去分词,在近几年的高考英语考题中经常露脸,一下子变成了一个热点词汇。下面我们先来看几道高考题: 1. Please remain __________ until the plane has come to a complete stop. (山东卷) A. to seat B. to be seated C. seating D. seated 2. Please remain __________; the winner of the prize will be announced soon. (辽宁卷) A. seating B. seated C. to seat D. to be seated 3. Can those _________ at the back of the classroom hear me? (福建卷) A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat 对于seated的用法,首先要从动词seat说起。同学们可能只知道seat的名词用法,即只知道它表示座位。其实,seat还可用作动词,且是一个典型的及物动词,其意为使坐或能容纳。如: Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边。 We can seat 300 in the auditorium. 我们这个礼堂可容纳300人。 由于seat只用作及物动词,所以其后总应有宾语,或用过去分词。如: 他在窗户边坐下。 |