Asthemancamenear,theprisonerknockedhimtothegroundwithasharpblow.Then,jumpingintothecar,hedroveoffasquicklyashecould.请问这里的jumping为什么不用jumped

Question

As the man came near,the prisoner knocked him to the ground with a sharp blow.Then,jumping into the car,he drove off as quickly as he could.
请问这里的 jumping 为什么不用 jumped

Answer 1

楼主只需要观察这个句子：Then,jumping into the car,he drove off as quickly as he could.
其中,jumping into the car在语法中称为现在分词短语,在该句中做伴随状语.
jump这个动词的（逻辑）主语就是句子的主语he.
根据句意,he和jump之间明显是主动关系,所以用其现在分词形式jumping.
如果使用jumped,它是jump的过去式或过去分词.如果是后者,则表明句子主语he和jump之间为被动关系,明显不符合语意和逻辑,所以不对.
楼主可以体会下面两个类似的句子：
Seeing from the sky,I found the city was small.（I和see之间为主动,用现在分词seeing）
Seen from the sky,the city was small.（the city和see之间为被动,用过去分词seen）
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