With a lot of things____,the newly-elected president was having a hard time.
问题描述：
With a lot of things____,the newly-elected president was having a hard time.
A.settle B.to be settled C.to settle D.settled
选什么,为什么
可是was having a hard time不是过去的语态吗？为什么用C表将来呢？
答
那新当选的经理焦头烂额的,表示事情没做完,没处理.不选择D.选择C
这是with的复合结构.当宾语是物,宾语补足语的动作（是将来动作）又是由主语来执行时,要用不定式的主动式.其他结构如：
With the experiment finished, we went home happily.表示被动和完成.
With the door open, he slept soundly.表示状态.
With much homework to do, I can't go out today.表示将来,用主动形式.was having a hard time不是过去的语态吗？为什么用To do表将来各个时态都是相对的，was having a hard time是过去时态，但是settle这个动作相对于这个经理来说，是要去处理的，即对他而言，是将来。如：我把上面的这个句子改一下：With much homework to do, I didn't go out yeaterday.做作业，这个动作，还没有完成，所以对我而言，就是将来，尽管时间表示的是昨天。