英語的現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時用于少數(shù)瞬間動詞可以表示不斷重復(fù)的動作,這類動詞主要有jump, knock, kick, hit, nod, tap, wink, cough, shoot, drop等。如:
Someone is knocking. 有人敲門。
John is nodding his head. 約翰頻頻點頭。
He is jumping up and down. 他上下地跳著。
Why is she blinking her eyes? 她為什么老眨眼睛?
如果主語為復(fù)數(shù),某些動詞的現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時往往有“不斷”或“一個接一個”的含義,如:
People are dying in that part of the world. 在那個地方人們不斷地死去。
Men are dropping with malaria, dysentery and simple starvation. 士兵們由于瘧疾、痢疾或僅僅因為饑餓一個接一個地倒了下去。
■表示即將發(fā)生
注意有些瞬間動詞的現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時并不表動作的重復(fù),而是表動作即將發(fā)生。如:
Mike is coming home on Thursday. 邁克星期四回來。
They’re having a party next week. 下星期他們將開一個晚會。
My sister is getting married next December. 我妹妹十二月結(jié)婚。
You’re young people. You ate only beginning to live. 你們是年輕人,剛剛開始生活。
■表示即將結(jié)束
有些瞬間動詞的現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時則表動作即將結(jié)束,如:
I am finishing. 我快做完了。
It is ceasing to rain. 雨快停了。
The fruit is ripening. 這果子快熟了。
It was my painful duty to tell him he was dying. 要我把他即將去世的事告訴他,這使我十分為難。