<正> 英语中的某些副词用作表语,常具有动词意义。这一用法可使句子的表达更为简洁明快、生动活泼。请看下列例句:1.aboutTyphoid is about.伤寒正流行。Few people were about on the street.街上没几个人走动。Rumour is about.谣言纷传。2.aroundDon’t worry,he’ll be around.不要担心,他快要来了。The longer he was around,the smarter Golz seemed.高尔兹越活越俏皮。Devices of this sort have been around for a long time.