3) 宾语
不定式可作及物动词的宾语,也可作介词的宾语;这类及物动词常见的有:
advise (忠告) , agree (同意) , ask (请、要) , attempt (试图) , begin (开始) , care (想要) , choose (决定、要) continue (继续) , decide (决定) , desire (希望) , determine (决心) , expect (期望) , forget (忘记) , fail (未能) , hate (不喜欢) , hope (希望) , intend (打算) , learn (学习) , like (喜欢) , manage (设法) , mean (打算) offer (愿意) , plan (计划、打算) , prefer (宁愿) , pretend (假装) , refuse (拒绝、谢绝) , show (演示) , start (开始) , tell (告诉) , teach (教) , try (尽力) , undertake (保证、担保) , volunteer (自愿) , want (想要) , wish (希望)等等。例如:
She learned to cook when she was young .
她年青的时候就学会做饭了。
His father promised to take him to Italy this summer.
他父亲答应今年夏天带他去意大利。
The girl showed us how to dance disco.
那位女孩给我们演示怎样跳迪斯科。
I didn't expect to win the first place in the competition.
我没想到会在比赛中获得第一名的。
They undertook to finish the work by Monday.
他们保证在星期一以前完成工作。
He didn't know whether to laugh or to cry when he heard the news.
他听到那个消息啼笑皆非。
I'd like to advise you what to do. 我要给你出主意怎么办。 4) 定语
英文中有很多名词能用不定式来作它们的定语,这些名词的"动词或形容词形式"后也常接不定式。这种情况可参照上面列举的"常用不定式作宾语的动词"情况。例如:
He agreed ( v. )to join us .他同意和我们一起干。
We reached an agreement ( n. ) to the work together .我们达成协议共同干这工作。
She is able ( adj. ) to speak four languages .她能讲四种语言。
She has an ability ( n.) to speak four languages .她有讲四种语言的能力。
They plan ( v. ) to develop a new product .他们计划研制一种新产品。
They made a plan ( n. ) to develop a new product .他们制订了一个研制新产品的计划。
了解了上述情况后,我们再来看看那些常见的,能用不定式来作它们定语的名词有哪些:
ability (能力,可能) , agreement (同意) , ambition (雄心,野心) , attempt (试,企图) , anything (任何事) , anybody (任何人) , a great deal (许多东西) , anxiety (焦急的心情) , campaign (运动,活动) , chance (机会) , claim (要求,主张) , courage (勇气) , decision (决定) , determination (决心) , effort (努力) , exercise (练习) , eagerness (急切的心情) , failure (失败) , hope (希望) , item (节目) , intention (意图) , man (人) , motive force (动力) , meeting (会议) , nobody (无人) , nothing (无事) , need (需要) , offer (提供、建议) , opportunity(机会) , person (人) , plan (计划) , promise (允诺) , room (房间) , right (权力) , refusal (拒绝、谢绝) , seat (座位) , someone (某人) , something (某事) , struggle (斗争) , time (时间) , thing (事情) , way (方法) , wish (希望)等等。另外,序数词first ,second 等以及last,best,only 等词也常用不定式来作它们的定语。 |