介词后的动词必须用动名词形式:
, {- [2 D5 c" [! p( ?5 ]6 k0 O. y/ a He left without paying his bill. j! r1 A9 _0 e6 c+ I M) |
他没有付账就走了。
8 p- Z$ o' ~ L, [; ?. P+ L I apologize for not writing before.4 d+ k" n+ c/ U, M R0 C
我此前未能写信,谨表歉意。
7 E+ l! Y- v- B4 a4 V She insisted on paying for herself.1 B1 S. [$ a5 I- \5 H
她坚持要付她自己的那一份钱。
6 T# h5 ?3 t9 E1 _ Before signing the contract,read the small print.
1 k {5 i1 E) r5 i4 m: g 在签署合约以前,请详读小号字印出的内容。5 `* {+ ]+ y- @
还请注意某些名词+介词+动名词结构:
5 b! _- f! w7 y4 c6 p, t There′s no point in taking your car if you can′t park. Q- n, [) c; e* A0 H" b
如果那里不能停放车子的话,你开车去就没多大意思了。1 Q. z- f1 t6 V0 }9 f# d
What′s the point of taking your car if you can′t park?; W; K+ b9 w& U# |9 K( M9 K
如果无处停放车子,你开车去还有什么意思呢?! G- P( n: K, ^3 q7 H
Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?+ l6 k! X& M0 \1 s8 Q
他有可能改变主意吗?8 l6 j4 ^2 Q$ `2 K. |' ~
Have you any objection to changing your working hours?* q8 [% w5 |- ?' u
你反不反对改变你的工作时洌?
- e: ?! F# }# n1 h I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.- D3 ^9 Q( Y$ k& A
我赞同给大家放一天假。7 G/ e: [' _# E9 X3 h6 U& \
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:$ q+ H7 X2 K+ K6 O) o
I could do nothing except agree.+ F2 x" O+ y' v/ ]9 f3 h
我除了同意,没有别的办法。
! ~. z% v0 {( K( }; { He did nothing but complain.5 B( Z4 E# N0 W
他只是抱怨,什么也不做。" l( B$ l0 b) C
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:
* @' u2 E: E' H* f, N Being idle sometimes is agreeable,but being idle all the time might become monotonous.% ~6 L+ l* [$ |& K5 M9 _
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。
3 u( v2 e6 ?+ ]' `: H% _ To be idle sometimes is agreeable,but to be idle all the time…(译文同上。) |