介词后的动词必须用动名词形式:
- u' o9 B" U) D. P4 ^+ G. C He left without paying his bill.( C& R5 F, d1 q v( \
他没有付账就走了。7 F6 ]- w5 L; w- F w% ?" z$ r1 t
I apologize for not writing before.: @- ^) V0 _% Y5 \
我此前未能写信,谨表歉意。
! G+ K# ?8 Y( x She insisted on paying for herself.
+ \7 N2 y# W2 y, c( I 她坚持要付她自己的那一份钱。
5 X+ w' W% O$ W Before signing the contract,read the small print.! ]" w/ o z8 e
在签署合约以前,请详读小号字印出的内容。: o/ \& R' i& f2 V2 O
还请注意某些名词+介词+动名词结构:
) ^* a6 P, C6 q" W: m! F ] There′s no point in taking your car if you can′t park.
* S! x3 j9 D+ F4 c' u0 r' w5 r 如果那里不能停放车子的话,你开车去就没多大意思了。
! ^2 N% e* I6 [6 L* } What′s the point of taking your car if you can′t park?
; Q/ O/ U2 J: k w 如果无处停放车子,你开车去还有什么意思呢?
" T8 D: Y9 A3 z' {6 ~ Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?
3 F- f5 N! C/ M 他有可能改变主意吗?
# q& s8 n$ J/ ~& R5 \0 W7 `2 Z- B+ F Have you any objection to changing your working hours? c5 P( `) o& A
你反不反对改变你的工作时洌?
' V; T q( u# {5 I7 u$ g I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.6 K! [- {# A3 l* v9 ]5 r2 q2 _ e
我赞同给大家放一天假。
' c" y$ H5 N+ ?9 a M3 T B 介词后面必须带动词的动名词形式,这一规则的唯一例外是except和but(介词)。在它们后面带动词原形:9 ]; Y1 _$ D X' w: T2 n1 W
I could do nothing except agree.
8 ?4 B4 M/ n2 D$ `. P6 @ 我除了同意,没有别的办法。
, M1 m2 X$ i3 |2 b$ w9 I# M" `3 c He did nothing but complain. n. N0 D: Z( F4 d$ d
他只是抱怨,什么也不做。) u+ }1 T7 f+ T& A' k/ p& Y
但是如果but用做连词,即如果它引导从句,它的后面就可直接跟完整的不定式或动名词:& L' D5 V& O+ Q# e
Being idle sometimes is agreeable,but being idle all the time might become monotonous.
7 B2 x& j8 o3 q8 [& _# W9 J- c 有时清闲无事是令人惬意的,但总是闲呆着就可能变得单调乏味了。
+ _4 w2 |) a/ j8 Q6 L To be idle sometimes is agreeable,but to be idle all the time…(译文同上。) |