Sam Benton,the local butcher,had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office.

题目

Sam Benton,the local butcher,had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office.
1.taking是什么意思阿 ,动词还是名词?
2.这是个省略句?

答案

这句话的意思是：
Sam Benton ,这个当地的肉贩,在带着积蓄去邮局的时候掉了他的手表.
taking 就是拿着的意思
这是一个省略句,while 后面完整的话应该是 while he was taking his savings...但是如果加上去会显得繁赘,所以用省略句