We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
不过,我们很为我们的近邻担心。他们的农场地势低洼,而且他们又新来乍到。
——《新概念英语》
两个小疑问:
1,这里的“were worried about”是“主系表结构”还是“被动语态”?
2,如果是主系表结构,那请问介词短语“about...”做的是什么语法成分?
3,短语“worry about”是整体做相当于及物动词的动词词组接它的宾语,还是说这里的worry是不及物动词、“about”+介词宾语做状语?
谢谢您的耐心解答。
补充说明:
worry about 和 be worried about 的区别:
前者表示一个动作,后者表示一个状态。
二者经常可以换用。