interesting可修饰人吗?请看下面一题:
“_________ do you think of your English teacher?” “Oh,he is an _________ man.”
A.What,interesting B.What,interested C.How,interesting D.How,interested
此题容易误选D,认为第一空应填how,表示“如何”；第二空应填interested,因为有的书上说–ing形容词主要说明事物,-ed形容词主要说明人.
首先,英语中表示汉语的“你觉得……如何?”时,可用How do you like ...或 What do you think of ...注意两者搭配不同,即 like 与 how 搭配,think of 与 what 搭配.另一方面,有的书认为：-ing形容词说明事,-ed形容词说明人.此说法在很多情况下是可行的,但表述欠严谨.严谨的表述应该是：表示使(别)人感到如何,用-ing形容词；表示人自己本身感到如何,用-ed 形容词.
比较：
All the children are interested.所有的孩子都很感兴趣.
All the children are interesting.所有的孩子都很有趣.
I read an interested expression on his face.我看到他脸上露出一种感兴趣的表情.
I read an interesting expression on his face.我看到他脸上露出一种有趣的表情.
再比较：
He is frightened.他很害怕.
He is frightening.他很吓人.
He has a frightened look on his face.他脸上带有惊恐的神情.
He has a frightening look on his face.他脸上带有吓人的神情.
