七、分詞用作結果狀語

He fired, killing one of the passers-by. 他開槍了，打死了一個過路人。

He died, leaving his wife with five children. 他死了，留下他妻子和五個兒子。

It rained and rained, vehicles bogged and bridges washed out. 雨不停地下，車輛陷入泥沼，橋梁被水沖去。

【說明】分詞(短語)用作結果狀語時，通常可轉換成并列句，如上面兩句也可轉換成：

He fired and killed one of the passers-by.

He died and left his wife with five children.

It rained and rained, and vehicles were bogged and bridges were washed out.

請看下面的例題：

(1) He glanced over at her, ______ that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

A. noting                        B. noted                        C. to note                        D. having noted

【分析】答案選A，此句也可換成：He glanced over at her and noted that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

(2) Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, _____ a record US$ 57.65 a barrel on April 4.

A. have reached             B. reaching                    C. to reach                       D. to be reaching

【分析】答案選B，此句也可換成：Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year and reached a record US$ 57.65 a barrel on April 4.

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