分詞作插入語的結構是固定的,意思上的主語并不是句子的主語。例如:
generally speaking一般說來
talking of (speaking of) 說道
strictly speaking 嚴格的說
judging from 從…判斷
all things considered 從整體來看
taking all things into consideration全面看來
例如:Judging from his face, he must be ill.從他的臉色看,他一定是病了。
Generally speaking, dogs can run faster than pigs. 總的來說,狗比豬跑得快。 (speaking 不是dogs 的動作)