语法总结
现在分词作结果中的状态补充
busy mixing... / covered with sticky pastry 这类表达把动作和状态连在一起,能把“手忙脚乱”的画面写得很具体。
相似句:
- She stood by the table, smiling nervously.
- His hands were covered with paint after the work.
Nothing could have been more ...
Nothing could have been more annoying. 是很强的比较级表达,意思是“再没有比这更让人恼火的了”。
相似句:
- Nothing could have been more embarrassing.
- Nothing could have been more inconvenient than that call.
no sooner ... than ...
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than... 表示“刚一……就……”,很适合写接连不断的打断。
相似句:
- He had no sooner sat down than the phone rang.
- We had no sooner closed the door than someone knocked again.