第八周 非谓语动词
一、非谓语动词作状语
1.动词不定式作状语
①I stopped the car to take a short break as I was feeling tired.(2013·山东高考)
由于感到累了,我就停下车稍微休息了一下。
②George returned after the war, only to be told that his wife had left him.(2012·山东高考)
乔治战后归来,却被告知他的妻子已经离他而去。
③You will never know how happy I was to see her yesterday.
你永远不会知道昨天看到她时,我是多么高兴。
④This machine is very easy to operate. Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes.(2012·辽宁高考)
这台机器很容易操作。在几分钟内任何人都能学会使用。
(1)动词不定式可以用作目的状语。注意其他非谓语动词形式不能用作目的状语。
(2)only to do sth.为不定式作结果状语,表示出乎意料的结果。