"She seems to be sleeping" "This appears to be a very difficult problem" "This project looks fishy" "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
"It seems that he is very gifted" "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone" "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
误 It seems as rain.
正 It seems like rain.
析seem后面接like,表示“好像”,不可接as。
“看来我们要赶不上火车了。”“我看是赶不上了。”误 “It seems we'll miss the train.”“So it seems not.”
正 “It seems we'll miss the train.”“So it seems.”
“看来她不会加入我们了。”“看来是如此。”误 “It seems she will not join us.”“It seems.”
正 “It seems she will not join us.”“It seems not.”
析 在对话中,使用替代词,可用“So it seems”或“It seems not”,不可用“So it seems not”“It seems”形式。
好像要起风了。误 It was seeming to get windy.
正 It seemed to be getting windy.
析seem不可用于进行体。
她看来像是出了什么事似的。误 There seems to have something the matter with her.
正 There seems to be something the matter with her.
析 动词seem可以用于there seems句型,表示“似乎有…”, seem后接to be,不能用实义动词have。
正在讲话的那个人好像是这家公司的经理。误 The man who was speaking seemed the manager of this company.
正 The man who was speaking seemed to be the manager of this company.
析seem后用作表语的名词如无形容词修饰,名词前须加to be。
