㈠ 分词或分词短语作状语时,可以表示
时间、原因、条件、让步(可转换成相应的状语从句)
① Put into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
Put into use in April 2000 == When it was put into use in April 2000(时间状语)
② Blamed for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.
Blamed for the breakdown of the school computer network
== Because she was blamed for the breakdown of the school computer network(原因状语)
③ Given time, he'll make a fist-class tennis player.(条件状语)
Given time == If he is given time
④ Left at home, John didn't feel afraid at all.
Left at home == Although he was left (让步状语)
表示方式,伴随状况或结果(可以转换成并列句或非限制性定语从句)
① We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, thinking that all children like these things.
thinking that all children like these things.== and think that all children like these things.(伴随状语)
② He earns a living driving a truck.
driving a truck == by driving a