托福语法技巧:介词后的动名词

来源:微学外语考试频道发布时间:2008-10-29
介词后的动词必须用动名词形式:
  He left without paying his bill.
  他没有付账就走了。
  I apologize for not writing before.
  我此前未能写信,谨表歉意。
  She insisted on paying for herself.
  她坚持要付她自己的那一份钱。
  Before signing the contract,read the small print.
  在签署合约以前,请详读小号字印出的内容。
  还请注意某些名词+介词+动名词结构:
  There′s no point in taking your car if you can′t park.
  如果那里不能停放车子的话,你开车去就没多大意思了。
  What′s the point of taking your car if you can′t park?
  如果无处停放车子,你开车去还有什么意思呢?
  Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?
  他有可能改变主意吗?
  Have you any objection to changing your working hours?
  你反不反对改变你的工作时洌?
  I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.
  我赞同给大家放一天假。
  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:
  I could do nothing except agree.
  我除了同意,没有别的办法。
  He did nothing but complain.
  他只是抱怨,什么也不做。
  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:
  Being idle sometimes is agreeable,but being idle all the time might become monotonous.
  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。
  To be idle sometimes is agreeable,but to be idle all the time…(译文同上。)