过程系动词的三种搭配　　

■本站特约作者  陈仁祯　　

英语中表示过程的系动词不多，主要是那些表示过程变化的系动词。　　

一、后接形容词　　

能后接形容词作表语的过程系动词主要有 become, come, fall, go, get, grow, run, turn, wear等。如：　　

Please don’t get angry. 请不要生气。　　

The children must not go hungry. 孩子们不应当挨饿。　　

Gradually they became silent. 他们逐渐沉默起来。　　

The milk turned sour in the heat. 牛奶在高温下变酸了。　　

The pollution problem is growing serious. 污染问题日见严峻。　　

The water ran cold when I turned the tap on. 我把水龙头打开，水就凉了。　　

Towards the end of the game she fell asleep. 她在比赛快结束时睡着了。　　

The sheets have worn thin in the middle. 床单的中间部分磨薄了。　　

二、后接名词　　

表示过程的系动词后接名词的用法不算常见，比较常用的主要有 become 和 make。　　

1. become+名词　　

She became a doctor. 她成了医生。　　

They became great friends. 他们成了莫逆之交。　　

That child was to become a great leader. 那孩子长大后必定成为伟大领袖。　　

It has become a rule that we sing during our tea-break. 我们在吃茶点的休息时间里唱歌已成惯例。　　

2. make+名词　　

She would have made an excellent teacher. 她本可以成为杰出的教师。　　

It’s a story that would make a great film. 这是个能拍出好电影的故事。

三、后接不定式　　

表示过程的系动词后接不定式也不算普通，主要有 come, get 和 grow。如：　　

You’ll like her once you get to know her. 你一旦了解她你 就喜欢她的。　　

The little girl is growing to be more and more like her mother. 这个小姑娘长得越来越像她妈妈了。　　

I have come to believe that the Government’s economic policy is misguided. 我认识到政府的经济政策已步入歧途。