下面一组练习是把主动语态跟被动语态作个比较. 练习的内容还是说到妇女 过去不准作的事情. 练习里的词汇都是我们刚才学过的. 练习的作法是老师 用 could not 作一个句子, 学生就用 weren't allowed 把句子改成 被动语态说出 来. 下面就是一个例子:
M:Women could not vote.
F: Women weren't allowed to vote.
现在我们开始作练习, 在学生作句子的时候请你也一起作.
M: Women could not vote.
F: Women weren't allowed to vote.
M: Women could not own land.
F: Women weren't allowed to own land.
M: Women could not get a higher education.
F: Women weren't allowed to get a higher education.
M: Women could not pursue a career.
F: Women weren't allowed to pursue a career.
M: Women could not practice most professions.
F: Women weren't allowed to practice most professions.
M: Women could not hold public office.
F: Women weren't allowed to hold public office.
M: Women could not hold important positions.
F: Women weren't allowed to hold important positions.
下面我们作一组综合练习, 复习不同时态的被动语态句子. 练习的作法是老 师提出一个问题, 比方 "过去女性受男性支配吗?" Were women dominated by men? 或者 "妇女一直被禁止担任公职吗?" Have women been prohibited from holding public office? 接着老师提出一个表明时态的词组, 你就把词组代 换到原来的句子里. 首先我们给你举一个例子,请你注意听.
M: Were women dominated by men?
M: have been
F: Have women been dominated by men?
M: are being
F: Are women being dominated by men?
M: should be
F: Should women be dominated by men?
现在我们开始作练习. 每作完一句, 老师就会念出正确答案给你听.
M: Have women been encouraged to pursue a career?
M: were
F: Were women encouraged to pursue a career?
M: are being
F: Are women being encouraged to pursue a career?
M: need to be
F: Do women need to be encouraged to pursue a career?
下面老师换了一个句子.
M: Have women been prohibited from holding public office?
M: are being
F: Are women being prohibited from holding public office?
M: should be
F: Should women be prohibited from holding public office?
M: can be
F: Can women be prohibited from holding public office?
下面老师又换了一个句子.
M: Was it considered improper for a woman to have a profession?
M: has been
F: Has it been considered improper for a woman to have a profession?
M: is
F: Is it considered improper for a woman to have a profession?
M: should be
F: Should it be considered improper for a woman to have a profession?
下面我们再作一组练习比较主动语态跟被动语态. 练习的作法是老师用主动 语态说出一个句子,比方"社会对妇女加以限制"The society placed restrictions on women. 请你把句子改成被动语态, 并且用 by 指明动作执行者, 所以答案 就是: Restrictions were placed on women by the society. 在这一组练习里你可 以学习到美国妇女过去受到的限制跟他们多年来争取到的权利; 你也可以练 习许多跟妇女运动有关系的词汇, 比方 "保证" guarantee, "女权运动者" feminists, "支持" support, "男女平等权修正案" the equal rights amendment, "招收" admit 等等. 现在我们开始作练习. 每作完一句就请你听老师念正确 答案.
M: The society placed restrictions on women.
F: Restrictions were placed on women by the society.
M: Men did not respect working women.
F: Working women were not respected by men.
M: The management paid female workers less.
F: Female workers were paid less by the management.
M: Female workers did not hold top positions.
F: Top positions were not held by female workers.
M: Some state laws guaranteed women the right to vote.
F: Women were guaranteed the right to vote by some state laws.
M: Feminists established colleges and universities for women.
F: Colleges and universities were established for women by feminists.
M: These schools admitted female students.
F: Female students were admitted by these schools.
M: Feminists reduced some social restrictions.
F: Some social restrictions were reduced by feminists.
M: A lot of politicians supported the equal rights amendment.
F: The equal rights amendment was supported by a lot of politicians.
M: Some states approved the equal rights amendment.
F: The equal rights amendment was approved by some states.