在以上两题中,用 hidden 或 hiding 都是正确的。这一定会使你感到愕然。让我们先来证明用 hidden 的正确性:
hidden 可以用作过去分词,与助动词一起构成被动语态:
The sun was hidden by the clouds. 太阳被云遮住了。
但是, hidden 还可用作形容词, 不一定具有被动意义:
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Guests were hidden behind the door at the surprise party. 在惊喜聚会上,客人们在门后面藏起来。
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Hidden behind the tree, he wasn't found by his father. 他藏在树后,没有被父亲发现。
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A kilo of heroin was found hidden inside the lining of the suitcase. 在手提箱的内层里发现藏有一公斤海洛因。
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The house was hidden behind tall trees. 这所房子深藏在高大的树木的后面。
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‘Don’t worry,’ Langdon said. ‘The keystone is well hidden.’ ‘Extremely well hidden, I hope!’ (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 兰登说道: “别担心。楔石现在藏在一个很安全的地方。”“我希望藏得绝对安全!”(《达·芬奇密码》)
还要注意,形容词短语作状语[如你引用的句(2)]是很常见的:
Lost in the fog, we were compelled to spend two hours in the forest. 由于在雾中迷了路,我们不得不在森林里呆了两个小时。
下面让我们来证明上题选用 hiding 的正确性:
hide 除用作及物动词外,还可用作不及物动词,因此它的分词可以不要求宾语。在很多情况下,hiding 可以看作是形容词:
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Where's that book hiding? 那本书给藏到哪里去了?[请将此句与你所提问的句(1)进行对比]
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Joe found Julia hiding under the table. 乔发现朱莉娅藏在桌子下面。
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Thieves are hiding out in a cabin in the woods. 小偷们藏在森林中的小木屋里。
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The child was hiding behind the sofa. 那孩子藏在沙发后面了。