初二下册英语课本
seem可用作连系动词或不及物动词,意为“似乎;好像”,其常见用法现归纳如下:
一、“主语+ seem +(to be )+表语”,表语多为名词或形容词,有时是其他的词或短语,以说明主语的特征或状态。例如:
Tom seems (to be ) a very clever boy. 汤姆看上去是一个非常聪明的男孩。
The man over there seems to be a new teacher. 那边的那个人看上去像一个新老师。
Mr Black seemed to be quite happy. 布莱克先生好像十分快乐。
This small town seems changed a little. 这个小城镇似乎有点儿变化。
二、“主语+ seem + 不定式”,此句型中的seem与不定式一起构成复合谓语。例如:
Mrs Green doesn’t seem (或seems not ) to like the idea. 格林夫人似乎不太喜欢这个主意。
The children seemed to be eating something in the room. 孩子们好像正在房间里吃东西呢。
The young man seemed to have changed much. 这个年轻人看起来变化很大。
三、“It seems + that从句”,其中it 是形式主语,that引导主语从句。例如:
It seems that no one knows what has happened in the park. 似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。
It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again. 在我看来布朗先生不会再来了。
四、“There + seem to be +名词”,其中to be 可省略。seem 的单复数形式要根据后面作主语的名词的单复数形式而定。例如:
There doesn’t seem to be much hope of our beating that team. 看来我们战胜那个队没有多大希望。
There seems no need to wait longer. 看来没有再等的必要了。
1. seem+形容词
Everything seems easy.一切似乎很容易。
2. seem+名词
He seemed an honest man.他看上去像是个老实人。
This seemed to us an ideal plan.我们感到这是个完美的计划。
3. seem+不定式
The maths problem seems to be very difficult to work out.这道数学题似乎很难解决。
I seem to have caught a cold.我好像是感冒了。
4. seem+过去分词
Our teacher seemed stopped by the question.我们的老师似乎是被那个问题难住了。
His story seemed revealed.他的谎言似乎已被揭露。
5. seem+doing
No one seemed thinking that way.似乎没人那样想。
She seemed lacking in enthusiasm when we were talking about that film.我们谈论那部电影时,她看来好像没多大热情。
6. seem+like+n./ V-ing,意思是看起来像……
It seems like years since I last saw you.自从我上次见到你以后,好像是过了好几年。
Those cards seemed like so many little flags dotted about the schoolroom.那些卡片好像许多面小旗点缀着教室。
7. There seems to be...,意为似乎有;好像有……
There seems to be no work for you to do now.看来现在没有工作需要你做了。
8. It seems/seemed +that从句
It seems that he is lying.看来他在撒谎。
It seemed that no one knew what happened.看来没有人知道发生了什么事。
9. It seems/seemed + as if从句
It seems as if he were in a dream.看来他像是在做梦。
It seemed as if the good man were trying to teach us all he knew at this last lesson.这个好心人仿佛要在最后这一堂课上把他的全部知识教给我们。