介词后的动词必须用动名词形式:9 O" [4 L$ _0 k8 D
He left without paying his bill.
m# V, r8 r+ Y" o/ [6 M 他没有付账就走了。# Q) t S4 r4 Y5 s& Z# ^; ?" F
I apologize for not writing before.+ b; v9 t |/ }
我此前未能写信,谨表歉意。! Z& G( ^0 i, Q4 K
She insisted on paying for herself.$ H. U0 G* k' ~0 A) Y) B
她坚持要付她自己的那一份钱。
' j$ I$ D7 | s Before signing the contract,read the small print.; p3 U( A9 x4 [, z( p! K/ j3 H
在签署合约以前,请详读小号字印出的内容。/ [6 N: v9 ]/ G, s& l; A" j; U
还请注意某些名词+介词+动名词结构:
( U3 s7 x4 f% c' Y There′s no point in taking your car if you can′t park.2 T- O& p. D' j! i% F( R5 W! Y
如果那里不能停放车子的话,你开车去就没多大意思了。
# n% h1 Q+ c& v0 V$ q: K What′s the point of taking your car if you can′t park?3 v7 P3 A- N% }, g" |$ m9 d
如果无处停放车子,你开车去还有什么意思呢?" `- {6 ?, y- O! ? u. |7 |
Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?
# I8 N) r D# \4 C% p, E0 x! \ 他有可能改变主意吗?! V/ J( i' i% ^& I3 G& t5 ^
Have you any objection to changing your working hours?
% A/ k+ C, S3 \7 {3 g 你反不反对改变你的工作时洌?
" w+ q& Y' z" D+ H' e: ^1 r( G I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.
1 V/ F. G1 j4 G 我赞同给大家放一天假。1 g" o6 ]3 V9 w- n
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:' Z# Q' X) a7 l& R8 c
I could do nothing except agree." P6 j( Y7 n2 C. x9 a2 z
我除了同意,没有别的办法。
; O- Q7 ?+ O9 q7 T* q- s He did nothing but complain.
o x& R* S9 h# g2 ~ 他只是抱怨,什么也不做。0 h- c$ `7 e4 l, ^% T5 @- 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:
3 e+ Z% v+ b6 s$ ^ Being idle sometimes is agreeable,but being idle all the time might become monotonous.8 @1 m) r+ \7 d' U
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。
; a+ H5 Q3 S4 }7 V9 i To be idle sometimes is agreeable,but to be idle all the time…(译文同上。) |