be a member of / be in ...延续性动词又名持续性动词,它表示能够延续的动作,这种动作可以长时间延续下去或产生持久的影响。动词按其动作发生的方式、动作发生过程的长短,可分为延续性动词和终止性动词。
It costs £ 20 to join.
需交20英镑才可参加。
People of various party allegiances joined the campaign.
各个不同政党的拥护者都参加了这次活动。
Join a social club to make new friends.
加入一个社交俱乐部,好交一些新朋友。
We'll join up with the other groups later.
我们以后再与其他小组会合。
Over the past year, the company has joined the big league.
去年一年中,公司已跻身一流之列。
延续性动词能够延续的动作。如:study, work, stand, lie, know, walk, keep, live,have, wait, watch, sing, read, sleep,stay等。
1、 He worked all day in the laboratory. 他在实验室干了一天。
2、I waited for you for more than half an hour. 我等你等了半个多小时了。
表示时间段的短语有:for+ 时间,for 2 years; since从句,since he came here; since+时间点名词,since last year, since 5 days ago; how long; for a long time等。