Happening
“Happening” 是 happen 的现在分词，指事件正在进行，如 “Something strange is happening outside.”（外面正在发生怪事。）作名词可指“发生的事”（describe what’s happening）或俚语“时髦派对”（a cool happening）。
- “What’s happening with the delivery?” (快递现在什么情况？)
- “Changes are happening faster than we expected.” (变化比我们预想的更快。)
- “The news reported on the happening downtown last night.” (新闻报道了昨晚市中心发生的事件。)
“Happen” 可能来自古北欧语 happ（运气、机缘），意为“偶然发生”；happening 为 happen + -ing。
“Happening” 在 happen 后加 -ing；happen 无常见前缀，-ing 表进行或名词化。
What’s happening? 是日常问候式问话；happen to 可表“碰巧”（I happened to see him）；happening place 指热闹去处。
- 原形: happen
- 过去式: happened
- 名词: happening, happenstance
- 固定搭配: “what’s happening” (怎么回事), “happening now” (正在发生)
happen 是“发生”，happening 就是“正在发生，或刚发生的事”。
“While everyone was wondering what was happening, the lights came back on.” (大家还在纳闷怎么回事时，灯又亮了。)