有一读者问这样一道选择题:
(1)The noise of doors_________could be heard out in the street.
A. opened and closed B. being opened and closed
答案是B,这是否是为了烘托出一种正在发生的氛围?
being opened and closed在此不是现在分词短语,并不表示“正在发生的动作”,而是表示一种经常发生的动作。它是一动名词短语,与其前的doors(实际上相当于doors')构成动名词复合结构,用作介词of的宾语。再如:
(2)I must say I'm amazed at those fellows doing a thing like that. (fellows=fellows')
