continue 的用法及固定搭配

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1.continue on和still continue该避免,用continue够了。

2.continue后面接不定式比接现在分词普通,如The baby continued to cry all night比The baby continued crying all night普通。把continue看作及物动词而把那现在分词看作动名词也说得通。

3.continue后面不论接不定式或现在分词,都作“不停地…”解,不作“(在停止后)继续…”解,如可以说The baby continued to cry(或crying)all night,不可说The baby continued to cry(或crying)at eleven o'clock。也不可说When I got back home, I continued to write(或writing)the letter或He will continue to help(或helping)her as soon as she starts on a new problem。第一句可以改作When I got back at home, I resumed writing the letter. 第二句可以改作He will begin to help her again as soon as she starts on a new problem。

4.continue在用作“(在停止后)继续…”解的时候,它的宾语通常是story,article,narrative,speech,discourse,journey,voyage等。例如:The author will continue the story in another volume和Will the article be continued in the next number of the magazine?

5.continue(不及物动词)有时有表语。例如:The weather continued fine. 和His temper continued uncertain.