十四、特殊分词用法归纳
1. considering “就……而论、照……来看；考虑到”，既可用作介词，又可用作连词。例：
I hear he is more than 70， but he is still very strong， considering his age.
听说他已经 70 多岁了，但从他的年纪来看，他仍然很结实。
Considering（that）he did not study hard， he did well on the test.考虑到他没有用功，他考得还不错。
另：considering 还可用作副词，通常置于句尾，意为“从各方面看”。例：
She seems（to be）very bright， considering.从各方面看，她似乎很聪明。
2. providing / provided “倘若……；在……的条件下”，用作连词，引导条件状语从句，但从句不用虚拟语气。例：
We'll visit Europe next year, provided / providing（that）we have the money.如果我们有这笔钱，我们明年将去欧洲游览。
I shall go provided / providing（that）it does not rain.倘若天不下雨，我就去。
3. supposing / suppose “假如、假定”用作连词，引导条件状语从句，从句可用陈述语气，也可用虚拟语气。例：
Supposing / Suppose（that）the weather were bad， where would you go？假如天气不好，你去什么地方？
Supposing / Suppose（that）she doesn't come， what should we do？假如她不来我们该怎么办？
