感官系动词look, seem, appear, feel, smell, taste, sound,除了接形容词作表语外,可以接介词短语作表语,还可以接从句作表语。
一、在当代英语中,几乎所有的感官系动词都可以与like 连用。此时,like 可以是介词,后跟名词(或名词类短语),还可以是连词后跟句子。
look like ...
seem like ...
appear like ...
feel like ...
smell like ...
taste like ...
sound like ...
二、现以sound 为例,说明感官系动词的这种用法:
His explanation sounds reasonable to me. (接形容词作表语)
他的解释我听着有道理。
Their love story sounds like a fairy tale. (接介词短语作表语)
他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。
以下3句用it 作主语:
It sounds like you are bored.(接从句作表语)
It sounds as if you are bored. (接从句作表语)
It sounds as though you are bored. (接从句作表语)
以下3句用sb. 作主语:
sound 的主语,可以是“人”,表示主语通过声音给他人的判断,例如:他听起来好像很难过。
You sound like you are bored. (接从句作表语)
You sound as if you are bored. (接从句作表语)
You sound as though you are bored. (接从句作表语)
【注意事项】
1. sound的主语,可以是it, 这里it是虚拟主语,只起引导作用,没有实际意义。注意这个it不是形式主语,假若是形式主语,那么sound后面就缺少表语成分。
2. sound的主语,可以是“人”,表示主语通过声音给他人的判断,例如:他听起来好像很难过。
3. sound的主语,可以是表示“带有具体声音”的名词,如:cry, laugh, shout, breathing, any particular noise。