
"The object sat in the corner" "We sat around chatting for another hour"
"When does the court of law sit?"
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
"She never sat a horse!" "Did you ever ride a camel?" "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
"The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
"I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
"the priest sat for confession" "she sat on the jury"
误 The child is not old enough to sit on the table yet.
正 The child is not old enough to sit at the table yet.
析sit at the table表示“坐在桌子旁边”,而sit on the table则表示“坐在桌子上”。
他正在参加一场重要的考试。误 He is sitting an important examination.
正 He is sitting for an important examination.
析 be sit for sth 表示“参加某事”时, for不可省。
经理走进他的办公室,看到一个老人坐在椅子里等他。误 When the manager entered his office, he saw an old man sitting in a chair waiting for him.
正 When the manager entered his office, he saw an old man waiting for him in a chair.
析 可删去分词sitting。因为in a chair已足以表示老人“坐”在椅子里了。
昨天夜里你到几点才睡?误 How late did you sit last night?
正 How late did you sit up last night?
析sit up 表示“熬夜”,为固定短语, up不能省。
她默默地坐着,等待他们的决定。误 She sat silently, waiting for their decision.
正 She sat silent, waiting for their decision.
析 “默默地”是描述句子主语的状态,而不是描述动词表现的动作,故应用silent作表语,而不是silently作状语。
请坐。误 Sit, please.
正 Sit down, please.
析sit表示“坐”这一动作的状态,表示持续的动作。而sit down则表示“坐下”,表示瞬间的动作。
我没有椅子坐。误 I have not got a chair to sit.
误 I have not got a chair to sit down.
正 I have not got a chair to sit on.
析 动词不定式修饰名词作后置定语时,该动词不定式与所修饰的名词是动宾关系。sit是不及物动词,接a chair时必须借助介词on。