③The teacher is explaining what we were confused (confuse) about.
老师正在讲解我们原来混淆不清的问题。
[名师点津] confuse为动词,confused与confusing均为形容词,但v.ed形式表示人或物处于某种状态(尤指声音、表情、眼神等),常修饰人;而v.ing形式表示使人产生某种情感,常修饰物。我们还学过的类似的词有:
2.(教材P2)As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat.
当波莉观察地铁里的乘客时,她感觉她正被一个穿着深色大衣的高个子男人注视着。
observe vt.观察;注意到;评论;遵守;庆祝(节日)
observe sb.do ... 观察到某人做......
observe sb.doing ... 观察到某人正在做......
observe sb.done ... 观察到某人做......,观察到某人遭遇......
①Everyone should observe the law.
人人都应该守法。
②The police observed the man enter (enter) the bank.
警方监视到那名男子进入了银行。
③They were observed walking (walk) towards the supermarket.
有人发现他们正朝超市走去。
[语境串记] When we observe festivals, we must observe the traffic regulations.
当我们庆祝节日的时候,我们必须遵守交通规则。
[名师点津] observe sb./sth.do ...变为被动语态时需还原不定式符号to,即sb./sth.be observed to do ...。
3.(教材P2)While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced at the faces around her.
趁其他乘客下车的时候,她扫视了一下她周围的那些面孔。
glance vi.& n.瞥一眼,匆匆看,扫视
(1)glance at 看一下;浏览