动态性动词与静态性动词（14）

101）a．Many old customs are gradually dying out．

b．Many old customs are becoming extinct．

（许多旧习俗正在逐渐消亡。）

102）a．The flowers were perishing because of the frost．

b．The flowers were dying because of the frost．

（这些花因为霜冻而凋谢。）

103）a．The grass was withering because of the hot sun．

b．The grass was dying because of the hot sun．

（这草因为烈日照射而逐渐枯死。）

表示人或交通工具“出发”的概念的动词有go away，leave，depart，set out／off，start out／off，takeoff等，例如：

104）a．When I passed by，he was leaving home．

b．When I passed by，he was going away from home．

（当我路过时，他正出门。）

105）a．When I hurried to the station，the train was departing．

b．When I hurried to the station，the train was leaving．

（当我匆忙赶到火车站时，火车已在开出。）

106）a．When I went to the seaside，they we resetting out／off on a journey round the world．

b．When I went to the seaside，they we restarting out／off on a journey round the world．

（当我来到海边时，他们正动身作环球旅行。）

107）a．The plane was taking off smoothly．

b．The plane was making a smooth takeoff．

（飞机正顺利地起飞。）

表示人、时间和交通工具“抵达”概念的动词有come，approach，get on for，draw near，arrive，land等，例如：

108）a．Spring is coming．

b．Spring is getting near．

c．Spring is drawing near．

d．Spring is approaching．

（春天正在来临。）

109）a．A boy of eighteen is getting on for manhood．

b．A boy of eighteen is approaching manhood．

（十八岁的小伙子正接近成年。）

110）a．He is getting on for 70．

b．He is appoaching 70．

（他年近七十。）

111）a．Midnight is approaching．

b．It's approaching midnight．

c．It's getting on for midnight．

（临近半夜了。）

112）a．The train is arriving．

b．The train is coming in．

（火车正在进站。）

113）a．The ship was arriving in a port．

b．The ship was coming into a port．

（这艘船正进入港口。）

114）a．The plane was landing safely．

b．The plane was making a safe landing．

c．The plane was making a safe touchdown．

（飞机正在安全降落。）

表示人或物“升起”概念的动词有rise，go up，ascend，get on，mount等，例如：

115）a．The sun was rising in the east．

b．The sun was going up in the east．

（太阳在东方升起。）

116）a．The river is rising after the rain．

b．The river is going up after the rain．

（雨后，河水正在上涨。）

117）a．The price of meat is rising．

b．The price of meat is going up．

（肉的价格正在上涨）

118）a．A few kites were rising in the air．

b．A few kites were going up in the air．

（几只风筝在空中升起。）

119）a．Black smoke was rising from the factory chimneys．

b．Black smoke was going up from the factory chimneys．

c．Black smoke was issuing from the factory chimneys．

（黑烟正从工厂烟囱里冒出来。）

120）a．The aircraft was ascending higher and higher．

b．The aircraft was going up higher and higher．

（那飞机越飞越高。）

121）a．The mists were ascending from the valley．

b．The mists were rising from the valley．

c．The mists were going up from thevalley．

（薄雾从山谷里升起。）

122）a．The boy was getting on a horse．

b．The boy was mounting a horse．

（这个男孩在上马。）

表示“落下”概念的动词有fall，come／go down，set，drop，descend，sink，decline，get down，get off，dismount等，例如：

123）a．Rain was falling steadily．

b．Rain was coming down steadily．

（雨不停地下。）

124）a．Leaves were falling from the trees．

b．Leaves were coming down from the trees．

（树木在落叶。）

125）a．Prices are falling．

b．Prices are coming down．

（价格正在下跌。）

126）a．The ground temperature in the city was falling．

b．The ground temperature in the city was coming down．

c．The ground temperature in the city was dropping．

（这个城市的地面温度在下降。）

127）a．He was descending the stairs．

b．He was going／coming down the stairs．

（他在下楼梯。）

128）a．The balloon was descending．

b．The balloon was coming down．

（气球在下降。）

129）a．The moon was setting in the west．

b．The moon was going down below the horizon．

c．The moon was descending behind the hills．

（月亮在落下去。）

130）a．The sun was sinking in the west．

b．The sun was declining in the west．

（太阳在西沉。）

131）a．Many passengers were getting off the train at this big station．

b．Many passengers were descending from the train at this big station．

（许多旅客都在这个大火车站下车。）

132）a．He was getting down from his horse．

b．He was dismounting his horse．

（他在下马。）

表示“开始”概念的动词是begin，例如：

133）I'm beginning to understand．

（我开始明白过来。）

134）They were beginning to feel hungry．

（他们开始感到饿起来。）

135）The water is beginning to boil．

（水开始沸腾起来。）

136）The plaster was beginning to fall from the walls．

（墙皮已开始逐渐剥落。）

137）It's beginning to rain．

（天开始下起雨来。）

138）The days are beginning to shorten／lengthen．

（白天开始变短了／变长了。）

表示“停止”概念的动词有stop，make a stop，come to a stop等，例如：

139）a．The train was stopping at a station where it didn't usually stop．

b．The train was making a stop at a station where it didn't usually stop．

c．The train was coming to a stop at a station where it didn't usually stop．

（这列火车在一个它通常不停车的站慢慢停下来。）