ing用法：紐約時報專欄文章(Who would want to be a chief executive? 5/14

Who would want to be a chief executive?

誰想成為執行長？

取材自紐約時報：By Ravi Mattu / Published May 14, 2023 / Updated June 9, 2023

ing表進行式為最廣泛運用, 不特別分析.  若有→標識後的句子為原句改為主動或原型(即不使用ing的表達方式.  簡單說就是國小或國中程度可理解的句子啦!). ●為原句引用

約800字的文章不包含進行式的用法就有"七種", 實在有必要好好理解這些應用. 關於各種用法的說明, 只要是文法書都會有, 這邊不多說,只舉例句或文章分享.  個人較推薦賀氏英文法全書系列(已經相當法條了), 寫的相當詳細, 可以對照參考. 如有需要分析的文章, 也請告知喔!!

1) 進行式被動

●And CEOs are being pushed by employees, investors and opinion makers to speak out and engage on social issues — even if it comes at a substantial cost.

→Employees are pushing CEOs to speak out and engage on social issues

2) 動名詞當主詞

●Being a C.E.O. of a big company is a hundred-hour-a-week job.

●Some companies have found that saying less is best (子句裏的主詞)

●Establishing the right tone and relationship with employees is more essential than ever,

3)介系詞+動名詞

●They are ambitious and often seek the power and thrills that come with being in power

●How should business engage with governments in an age of rising populism and tense geopolitics?

→How should business engage with governments in an age in which rising populism and tense geopolitics prevail

●China’s economic development underpinned global growth for decades and was fundamental in helping the west recover after the 2008 financial crisis.

●Is there a way to navigate the climate crisis without becoming a political target?

●What is certain is that the shift to a new, dispersed way of operating is here to stay because a lot of workers are demanding it. 

●potential consequences of getting one wrong now can be swift and brutal.

4)形容詞子句省略成現在分詞

●DealBook delved into some of the toughest dilemmas facing businesses and how C.E.O.s are navigating them:

→"DealBook delved into some of the toughest dilemmas which face businesses and how C.E.O.s are navigating them."

●Closer to home, executives are under intense scrutiny for the positions and commercial decisions they take on hot-button political issues, ranging from access to abortion to transgender rights.

→Closer to home, executives are under intense scrutiny for the positions and commercial decisions they take on hot-button political issues which range from access to abortion to transgender rights?

5)現在分詞當形容詞

●The narrative of the post-Cold War world was economic integration, international supply chains and deepening trade ties.

6)1S+2V ： 一個主詞+2個(或以上動詞), 強調同時性或連續性時, 可將一個動詞改為ving

●But it has come after many businesses spent decades trying to get the most out of China as a manufacturing center as well as a huge market→1s+2v, 可改寫成But it has come after many businesses spent decades, and they tried to get the most out of China as a manufacturing center as well as a huge market."

7)副詞子句省略成現在分詞：

●Business leaders are trying to introduce A.I. while preparing their employees for what comes next.

→Business leaders are trying to introduce A.I. while they prepare their employees for what comes next."