【问】 形容词asleep与形容词sleeping都作“睡着的”解。不知有何区别?

【答】 asleep是表语性形容词，当需要用它作定语时，就必须用sleeping来代替：

1. He seems to be fast asleep. (Bennet)

他好象睡熟了。

2. He was asleep with his head on his arms. (Hemingway)

他头枕着胳膊睡着了。

3. One after another，all three of them fell asleep. (Bennet)

他们三个人一个接一个地都睡着了。

4. She is still sleeping. (Palmer)

她还在睡觉。

5. Let the sleeping dogs lie. (Prov)

让那睡着的狗躺着吧(勿惹事生非)。