第九章 動名詞

一. 概念

動名詞由動詞原形+ING構成,是一種非謂語動詞形式

二. 相關知識點精講:

1.作主語。例如：

Fighting broke out between the South and the North. 南方與北方開戰了。

2.作賓語

a. 有些動詞可以用動名詞作賓語。例如：

admit 承認

appreciate 感激

avoid 避免

complete完成

consider認為

delay 耽誤

deny 否認

detest 討厭

endure 忍受

enjoy 喜歡

escape 逃脫

fancy 想象

finish 完成

imagine 想象

mind 介意

miss 想念

postpone推遲

practice 訓練

recall 回憶

resent 討厭

resume 繼續

resist 抵抗

risk 冒險

suggest 建議

face 面對

include 包括

stand 忍受

understand 理解

forgive 寬恕

keep 繼續

例如：Would you mind turning down your radio a little, please? 你把收音機音量調小一點，好嗎

The squirrel was lucky that it just missed being caught. 這松鼠幸運得很，剛逃避了被逮住的厄運。

b. 有些結構后面可以用動名詞作賓語或其他成分。例如：

admit to

prefer…to

be used to

lead to

devote oneself to

object to

stick to

no good

no use

be fond of

look forward to

be proud of

stick to

no good

no use

be fond of

look forward to

be proud of

be busy

can’t help

be tired of

be capable of

be afraid of

think of

burst out

keep on

insist on

count on

set about

put off

be good at

take up

give up

be successful in

3.作表語，對主語說明、解釋。例如：

Her job is washing, cleaning and taking care of the children. 她的工作是洗刷、清掃和照顧孩子。

比較：She is washing, cleaning and taking care of the children.

4.作定語，一般表示所修飾名詞事物的用途。例如：

a writing desk=a desk for writing 寫字臺

a swimming pool=a pool swimming 游泳池

有些動名詞作定語，與所修飾的名詞關系比較復雜。例如：

boiling point=a temperature point at which something begins to boil 沸點

a walking tractor=a tractor which a driver can operate while he or she is walking behind it 手扶拖拉機

三.鞏固練習

1. I was ______ work last week, but I changed my mind.

a. to start b. to have started c. to be starting d. to have been starting

2. I intended ______ the matter with you, but I had some guests hen.

a. discuss b. discussing c. having discussed d. to have discussed

3. Don’t let me catch you ______.

a. do that again b. to do that again c. doing that again d. done that again

4. There are many kinds of metals ______.

a. each has its special properties b. one has its special properties

c.each having its special properties d. having its special properties

5. It’s pay-day, and they’re waiting ______.

a. for paying b. to be paid c. to be paying d. to have paid

6. _______ trouble, I’m going to forget the whole affair.

a. Then rather cause b. Rather causing

c. Rather than cause d. Rather than caused

7. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.

a. so as to b. such as to c. so that d. such that

8. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined ______ high levels of self-confidence.

a. possess b. have possessed c. to possess d. possessing

9. The worker is ______ in repairing the machine to notice my coming.

a. too busy b. enough busy c. busy too d. busy enough

10. “What did you do in the garden?”

“I watched my father ______ his motorbike.”

a. to repair b. repaired c. repairing d. repairs

四.答案

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