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1、given有哪些用用法1. 用作 give 的过去分词,引出过去分词短语作状语,意为“如果有”,“假定”等义,此时要注意其逻辑主语与句子主语保持一致,句子谓语是否用虚拟语气,要视句子的具体含义而定。如:Given time, theyll probably agree. 给以时间的话,他们可能会同意。(=If we give them time或If they are given time)Given more attention, the trees could have grown better. 要是对这些树多加注意,它们会长得更好。(=If the trees had been giv
2、en more attention, they could be grown better.)2. 在现代英语中可用作介词,后接名词或代词,意为“考虑到”或“鉴于”。如:Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job. 考虑到他们缺乏经验,这工作他们已干得很不错了。Given her interest in children, Im sure teaching is the right career for her. 鉴于她对小孩的兴趣,我敢肯定教书是她最适合的职业。注意,given 后也可接 that 从句。如上面两句也可以改为:Given
3、that theyre inexperienced, they have done a good job. Given that she is interested in children, Im sure teaching is the right career for her. 3. 用作形容词,意为“特定的”“一定的”“规定的”等,通常用作定语。如:The work must be done within the given time. 工作必须在规定时间内完成。They were to meet at a given time and place. 他们定了个特定时间和地点见面。比较下面一句,given为过去分词,用作后置定语:The book given to him was an English novel. (= The book which was given to him was an English novel). 送给他的那本书是本英语小说。