1、英语口语一对一，边看电影边吃零食John：The movie is about to start. Lets hurry.电影快开始了。我们赶紧吧。May： Wait a moment. Im going to buy some snacks.等一下。我去买点儿零食。John：Then be quick.那你快点儿。May： What would you like to have?你要吃什么？John：Popcorn and cola.爆米花和可乐。May： Ok, Ill be right back.好的，马上回来。seated 是一个比较特别的过去分词，说它特殊一是因为它的词性尚有不确定性
2、它有时是过去分词，有时又具有形容词的性质，像是一个形容词；二是因为这样一个很少引人注意的过去分词，在近几年的高考英语考题中经常“露脸” ，一下子变成了一个热点词汇。下面我们先来看几道高考题：1. Please remain _ until the plane has come to a complete stop. (山东卷)A. to seat B. to be seated C. seating D. seated2. Please remain _; the winner of the prize will be announced soon. (辽宁卷)A. seating B. se
3、ated C. to seat D. to be seated3. Can those _ at the back of the classroom hear me? (福建卷)A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat对于 seated 的用法，首先要从动词 seat 说起。同学们可能只知道 seat 的名词用法，即只知道它表示“座位” 。其实，seat 还可用作动词，且是一个典型的及物动词，其意为“使坐”或“能容纳” 。如：Seat the boy next to his brother. 让那个孩子坐在他哥哥旁边。We can seat 300 in the audi
4、torium. 我们这个礼堂可容纳 300 人。由于 seat 只用作及物动词，所以其后总应有宾语，或用过去分词。如：他在窗户边坐下。误：He seated near the window.正：He seated himself near the window.说明：若将误句中的 seated 改为 sat 则是对的，因为动词 sit 为不及物动词。使她吃惊的是，她发现她丈夫坐在一个美丽姑娘的旁边。误：To her surprise, she found her husband seating next to a beautiful girl.正：To her surprise, she fo
5、und her husband seated next to a beautiful girl.说明：若将误句中的 seating 改为 sitting 则也是正确的。下面请看几个含有 seated 的句子，注意体会其用法：Please stay remain seated. 请不要站起来。He seated himself at the writing table. 他在写字台前坐下。Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen. 女士们、先生们，请就座。He lifted the child and seated her on the wall. 他把小孩举
6、起来，让她坐在墙上。下面我们再来分析一下本文前面的三道高考题：第 1 题答案选 D。由于 seat 用作动词时总是及物的，所以它的后面必须要用宾语，或用被动语态或过去分词，据此可排除选项 A 和 C。由于不定式 to be seated表示将来意义，所以也不能选，故只能选 D。第 2 题答案选 B。remain seated 意为“坐着不动” 。又如：Please remain seated. 请不要站起来。Passengers are requested to remain seated till the aircraft stops. 在飞机停稳前请乘客不要离开座位。第 3 题答案选 C。seated 在此用作后置定语，seated at the back可视为who are seated at the back的省略形式。
