With a lot of difficult problems ______, the manager felt worried all the time.
A. settled B. to be settled C. settling D. to settle
答案为 D,假如不考虑逻辑主语的问题,是否 B 也可以?
“with + 宾语 + 带 to 的动词不定式”结构在句中可以作缘由状语、随着状况状语或补充说明,其中的带 to 的动词不定式一般用主动式,不需要被动式。比如:
With so many children to support, they both have to work full time. (缘由状语)因为有这么多小孩要抚养,他们两个不能不全日工作。(摘自赵振才教授编著的《英语容易见到问题解答大词典》增订版p.1641)
With all this work to do, I wont have time to go out. 有这么多工作要做,我没时间出去了。(《牛津英语使用方法指南》第三版)