此處的were是be動詞are的過去式。
注意:
過去式是表示在過去時間所發生的事, 中英文在表示過去式時態時差別很大。中文裏會用過去時間來表示, 動詞維持不變, 英文雖也用過去時間, 但動詞形態會改變。例如中文說:『我愛她。』和『我三年前很愛她。』, 動詞『愛』不改變, 但英文說: "I love her."和"I loved her three years ago.", 動詞由現在式love變成過去式loved。因此我們必須隨時注意, 以免犯下文法錯誤。
a. 不規則變化的be動詞:
|
人稱 時態 |
現 在 式 |
過 去 式 |
|
第一人稱單數 |
I am… |
I was… |
|
第一人稱單數 |
We are… |
We were… |
|
第二人稱單數 |
You are… |
You were… |
|
第二人稱單數 |
You are… |
You were… |
|
第三人稱單數 |
He/She/It is… |
He/She/It was… |
|
第三人稱單數 |
They are… |
They were… |
b. 一般動詞的過去式分為規則和不規則變化:
1) 規則變化── 原形動詞加-ed或-d, 或去y加-ied, 如下列:
|
現在式
|
過去式
|
|
|
want
|
→ wanted
|
(要)
|
|
look
play
|
→ looked
→ played
|
(看)
(玩)
|
|
like
hate
study |
→ liked
→ hated
→ studied |
(喜歡)
(討厭)
(讀書) |
2) 不規則變化── 見一個記一個
|
現在式
|
過去式
|
|
|
go
do
see
|
→ went
→ did
→ saw
|
(走)
(做)
(看)
|
|
feel
think
buy |
→ felt
→ thought
→ bought |
(感覺)
(想)
(買) |
|
teach
catch
hold
|
→ taught
→ caught
→ held
|
(教)
(捉)
(握)
|
|
rise
sing
ride |
→ rose
→ sang
→ rode |
(升起)
(唱歌)
(騎) |
|
drive
write
|
→ drove
→ wrote
|
(開、駕駛)
(寫)
|
|
tell
speak
take
|
→ told
→ spoke
→ took
|
(告訴)
(說)
(拿)
|
|
have |
→ had |
(有) |
|
sell |
→ sold |
(賣) |
c. 過去式使用的時機:
過去式是表過去所發生的事、動作或狀態, 通常和過去時間並用。
例: I go to school every day. (現在式)
(我每天去上學。)
I went to school yesterday. (過去式)
(我昨天去上學。)
d. 故本篇會話第一句"Where were you last night?"由於句尾的last night (昨晚) 是過去的時間, 因此be動詞不能用現在式are, 而須用過去式were。 |
=It was great.
=It was wonderful.
例: A: How was the party last night?
B: It was fantastic; everyone had a great time.
(甲：昨晚的派對如何？)
(乙：棒極了，每個人都玩得很開心。)
The main actor and actress really did a good job.
(男女主角演得真是棒極了。)
a. main actor 男主角
=lead actor
main actress 女主角
=lead actress
例: Harrison Ford is the main actor in the movie.
(哈里遜．福特是這部電影的男主角。)
b. do a good job 表現優異, 做得很好
=do (very) well
例: He did a good job in the speech contest.
= He did very well in the speech contest.
(他在演講比賽中表現優異。)
＊contest n. 比賽, 競賽 |
Sounds like + 主詞 + 動詞 聽起來好像……
本句型原由"It sounds like + 主詞 + 動詞"省略而來。
例: A: What do you think of the singer's voice?
B: Not very good. Sounds like he has a cold.
(甲：你覺得這位歌手的聲音如何？)
(乙：不太好，聽起來好像他感冒了。)
注意:
就文法而言, "sound like..."之中的like為介系詞, 之後只能接名詞作受詞, 不能接主詞和動詞; 若要接主詞和動詞, 則須改用"sound as if..." (聽起來彷彿……), 因為as if才是連接詞。但在現代英文中, 已把like視為介系詞, 之後接名詞作受詞, 又視之為連接詞, 之後接主詞和動詞。
例: It sounds like a good idea.
(這聽起來像是個好主意。)
He sounds as if he knows everything about it.
= He sounds like he knows everything about it.
(聽他的口氣彷彿他對這件事知道得一清二楚。) |
