see 和hear是感官動詞,表示的是一種不自覺、無意的感覺。人們有視力就能看見(see),有聽覺就能聽見(hear)。see和hear一般不用於進行時態。
look(at)和listen(to)是動作動詞,表示的是有意的動作,強調「看」和「聽」這兩個動作,並不表示「看」或「聽」的結果。例如:
Look at the sky. Can you see anything moving? 請看天上,你能看見什麼東西在移動嗎?
Listen to the speaker please. Can you hear what he is talking about? 請注意聽演講,你能聽見她在談什麼嗎?
I'd like to hear what you have to say. (聽取)
Please hear me out. 請聽我說完。
練習:
She stood at the door and__but__nothing.
A. heard…listened
B. listened to…heard
C. listened…heard
D. had listened…heard
注意:
如果see和hear轉義成為動作動詞,又可以用於進行時態。例如:
My friend Ann is hearing our opinions. 我的朋友Ann正在聽取我們的意見。
They were seeing the guests off when we got there. 我們到達時,他們正在為客人們送行。
答案:C