2. being为连系动词时的用法
(1) 作主语。如:
Being tired often makes me short-tempered. 我一累就容易发脾气。
Being deaf and dumb makes communication very difficult. 又聋又哑很难与人交往。
(2) 作宾语。如:
I don't like being in the office all day. 我不喜欢整天呆在办公室里。
You can be alone without being lonely. 你可以独处而不感到寂寞。
(3) 作宾语补足语。如:
He said it to stop her being too proud. 他说这话是想要她不要太骄傲。
I'm sorry to see you being so sad about it. 看到你对这事这样伤心,我很难过。
She complains of the room being too small for her. 她埋怨房间太小了。
(4) 作状语。如:
Being anxious to please him, I bought him a nice present.
因为我想讨好他,我给他买了一件好礼物。
Being unemployed, he hasn't got much money. 由于他没有工作,他没有多少钱。
(5) 用于独立主格结构。如:
It being a holiday, all the shops were shut. 由于今天是假日,所有商店都关门了。
The weather being hot, we had to stay at home. 由于天气炎热,我们只好呆在家里。
There being no further business, l declare the meeting closed.
没有再要讨论的事了,我宣布散会。
Other things being equal, Alice would marry Jim.
如果其他条件都一样的话,爱莉丝就会嫁给吉姆。
三、使用现在分词being的两点特别说明
1. 连系动词being不用作定语
当being为连系动词时,非谓语动词结构being…可用作主语、宾语、宾语补足语、状语等,但是不能用作定语。遇此情况,可考虑改用定语从句。如:
凡10点钟以后仍在外面的人将被逮捕。
误:Anyone being outside after ten o'clock will be arrested.
正:Anyone who is outside after ten o'clock will be arrested.
2. 助动词being可以用作定语
当being为助动词时,非谓语动词结构being…可用作主语、宾语、宾语补足语、状语等,也可用作定语。如:
The house being built is our new library. 正在建的房子是我们的新图书馆。
That picture of the children being talked to by the Prime Minister is wonderful.
那张小孩子们正在聆听首相谈话的照片照得非常好。