Question

几个英语问题

1.What a pity！I missed the last concert of the year。
Oh，。。。。it was so terrible。In fact，would rather I ？ there。
A hadnt been B was not C havent been D am not
2.Devoted to bringing out the secret of nature，the young scientist has little time for pleasure。
这句中的Devoted为什么不用Devoting
Taking his age 。。。，the child has done enough to support his family。
这两句差不多为什么一个用Devoted一个用Taking

Answer 1

1 A 是对过去事情的虚拟，用过去完成式hadn't been.
2 be devoted to (doing) sth.--- 献身于 - -- - -- ，如果有宾语，如 he devoted his life to bringing- - --,就用主动语态，我们就用：devote A to (doing) B.（把A投入到B中）
3 Taking his age ==WHEN WE TAKE HIS AGE INTO CONSIDERATION .考虑到他的年龄，他已经尽力养家糊口了。

Answer 2

Devote 的用法是1，devote.....to中间有接时间或者生命或者oneself时用主动 2, be devoted to用被动 。类似的还有be seated seat oneself dress sb\oneself be dressed in