误The children were burned with curiosity.
正The children were burning with curiosity.
析be burning with是习惯用法,表示“充满了某种情感”,若前无be的话则可以用过去式。
那个男孩在火中被烧死了。误That boy was burnt down.
正That boy was burnt to death.
析“人被烧死”决不能说burn down,而应该说burn to death。
这个被烧伤的女孩害怕火。误The burned girl dreads the fire.
正The burnt girl dreads the fire.
析当过去分词作定语时,通常用burnt而不用burned。