十四、特殊分詞用法歸納
1. considering “就……而論、照……來看；考慮到”，既可用作介詞，又可用作連詞。例：
I hear he is more than 70， but he is still very strong， considering his age.
聽說他已經(jīng) 70 多歲了，但從他的年紀來看，他仍然很結(jié)實。
Considering（that）he did not study hard， he did well on the test.考慮到他沒有用功，他考得還不錯。
另：considering 還可用作副詞，通常置于句尾，意為“從各方面看”。例：
She seems（to be）very bright， considering.從各方面看，她似乎很聰明。
2. providing / provided “倘若……；在……的條件下”，用作連詞，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，但從句不用虛擬語氣。例：
We'll visit Europe next year, provided / providing（that）we have the money.如果我們有這筆錢，我們明年將去歐洲游覽。
I shall go provided / providing（that）it does not rain.倘若天不下雨，我就去。
3. supposing / suppose “假如、假定”用作連詞，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句，從句可用陳述語氣，也可用虛擬語氣。例：
Supposing / Suppose（that）the weather were bad， where would you go？假如天氣不好，你去什么地方？
Supposing / Suppose（that）she doesn't come， what should we do？假如她不來我們該怎么辦？
