3.go on doing
something
go on doing sth.意思为“继续(干某事),持续不断地(干某事)”,表示一直在做某事,没有做其他事。例如:
Water goes on
running along the channels to the river.
They went on talking
on the way home.
[注意]它和 go on to do
sth.和 go on with sth.的区别。
go on to do sth.表示“(干完某事后)继续干另外一件事”,强调接着干另外一件事;go on doing sth.强调持续干同样一件事; go on with sth.通常情况下,强调在停顿之后继续原来的活动,with后通常接名词。例如:
He went on doing his
homework in his room after supper.晚饭后他一直在自己的房间里做家庭作业。
After finishing his
homework,he went on to read the text.写完家庭作业后,他又继续读课文。
You must go on with
your work.你必须继续你的工作。