Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short whileago, however, he became a bus driver andhehas not regretted it. He is finding his newwork far more exciting. When he was driving alongCatford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush outof a shop and run towards a waiting car. One ofthem was carrying a bag full of money. Roy actedquickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.Theone with the money got such a fright that hedropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to getaway in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was movingaway, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves' car was badly damaged andeasy to recognize. Shortlyafterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
语法归纳：系动词的分类和用法
一句话总结：系动词后常加名词、不定式、分词和形容词等作表语。
系动词可分为六类：
感观系动词：look看起来;sound听起来;taste尝起来;smell闻起来;feel摸上去
These oranges taste good.这些档子尝起来味道不错。
2) 表像系动词：seem看来好像;似乎
3) 变化系动词：become变成;get变成;turn变得;grow渐渐变得;come出现;go变成;fall变成; run运转，运行
Her face lums red.她的脸变红了。
持续系动词：remain保持; keep维持; stay保持;stand维持不变;rest静止;lie平放;展开
The wreck remained undisturbed.失事飞机残骸没有受到破坏。(Lesson 66)
5) 状态系动词：be是
6) 终止系动词：prove证明是;turnout结果
注意：可带名词作表语的系动词：be, become, make, look, sound, fall, prove, remain, turn。特别注意：turn—词后接单数名词前一般不用冠词。
Last year be turned teacher.去年，他成为了老师。
精讲笔记：
1、Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
罗伊•特雷顿过去是开出租汽车的。
语言点 used to drive过去常开车(现在已经不开了)(请参考Lesson31课文分析)。
2、A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
然而就在不久前，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。
语言点 1) regret的近义表达：be sorry
regret to do sth.因要做某事而感到遗憾
regret doing sth.后悔做了某事。
与regret用法 相近的词还有：
forget doing sth.忘记做过某事→ forget to do sth.忘记要做某事
remember doing sth.记着做过某事→ remember to do sth.记着做某事
mean doing sth.意味着做某事→ mean to do sth.想做某事
try doing sth.尝试做某事→ try to do sth.设法做某事
3、He is finding his new work far more exciting.
他发觉自己的新工作令人兴奋得多。
语言点1 此句比较了 Roy前后做两项不同工作的心情。
语言点2 far more exciting作宾语补充语。
