请先看下面两个句子：
1. Strong，proud and united，the people of StPetersburg are the modern heroes of Russian.圣彼得堡的人民坚强、自豪、团结一致、他们是当代的俄罗斯英雄。
(注:选自高一英语第七单元)
2. Brave and strong, the activities talked to workers outside the factory and left a positive message about protecting the earth.
这些勇敢坚强的积极人士在厂门外与该厂工人举行了会谈,并就如何保护地球提出了积极建议。(注:选自高二英语第二单元)
在这两个句子中都有形容词短语作状语
形容词作状语表示原因、时间、伴随情况或结果，并不表达动词的方式。大多与全句用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。 形容词作状语可以用在正式的英语中。
（一） 形容词(短语)置于句首常作原因状语
1.Helpless, we watched our home destroyed before our eyes.
我们束手无策,只能眼睁睁地看着自己的家园被毁掉。
2.Modest and easy to approach, he soon put everyone completely at ease.
他是那样谦虚,平易近人,很快使大家放松下来。
3. Much interested , he agreed to give it a try.
他很高兴，答应试一试。
4.Afraid of being cut off , they lost no time in turning back.
由于害怕被切断,他们赶紧退了回去。
5.Eager to improve farming conditions,they tried out this new crop on a large area.
他们急于改进耕作条件,所以就大面积地试种了这种庄稼。
6.Overjoyed, LIMing shouted,“I made it .I made it .”
李明太高兴了，他叫喊着,“我成功了,我成功了.”
⒎Too nervous to reply, he stares at the floor.
他紧张地不能答话，只是凝视着地板。
（二）形容词(短语)置于句末常作伴随状语或方式状语
1.After the war , the soldiers returned home , safe and sound.
战争结束后,那些士兵平安回到了家。
2.Seeing the snake , all the frightened girls stood there , unable to speak.
看到那条蛇,所有的女孩站在那里，吓得说不出话来。
3.He stood there, full of fear.他站在那里，心里充满了恐惧。
4.He lay in bed, wide awake.他躺在床上，醒着。
5.The goat rolled over, dead. 那只山羊翻了下去,死了。
6.These travelers returned to the hotel, tired and sleepy.那些游客们回到宾馆,又累又困。
7. The old woman lay in bed, silent , thinking of her childhood.那位老妇人躺在床上，一声不吭，回忆起了她的少女时代。
（三）形容词(短语)还可以作时间状语
1.Ripe , these apples are sweet.
这些苹果熟了的时候很甜。
2.Young, my grandfather had to work for the landlord all year. 年轻时，我爷爷不得不长年给地主干活。）
3.Hungry,you only have to point at your stomach and they will lead you to the restaurant ; tired, you put both your hands behind your head and they will take you to the hotel.
当你饿了的时候,你只需要指指你的胃,他们就会带你去饭馆;当你感到累了,你就把你的手放在你的头后面,他们就回带你去宾馆。
注：
1. 有时形容词（短语）可修饰整个句子。如：
Strange to say, he didn't pass his exam after all.
(=Strangely〈enough〉,he didn't pass his exam after all.
2. 形容词作状语表示原因时，可看作是being现在分词短语作状语。如：
(Being) Poor，he couldn't send his son to school.(因为贫穷，他不能送儿子上学。）
3. 形容词作状语，逻辑主语通常是句中主语，但 有时也可以是句中宾语。
如：George glared at his boy now naughty.
