说法话茬第17期:Absorb 还是 Absorbed in
【病句诊断】
The business absorbs him.
他专心经商。
【辨析讲解】
这个句子中有个关键动词absorb。用这个单词表示“被......吸引，专注于......”的意思时，应该用被动语态，即：be absorb in sth。
【诊断结果】
The business is absorbed in him.
【举一反三】
He was absorbed in a novel.
他正在专注于一本小说。
【考考你】
The writer was absorbed in his writhing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.（）
The writer was absorbed in his writhing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.（）
The writer absorbed his writhing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.（）
