1.動名詞主語
1) 名詞直接放在句首作主語。例如:
Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention in many countries.
用右手握手是許多國家的一種習俗。
2) 動名詞在“It is no use/ no good/ fun / a waste of time/ a good pleasure 等名詞 + doing”結構中作主語,it為形式主語。例如:
It is no good writing to him; he never answers letters.
寫信給他不妥,他從來不回信。
It is no use your complaining; the company won’t do anything about it.
抱怨是沒有用的,公司是不會管的。
3) 動名詞在“It is useless/ nice/ good/ interesting/ worthwhile 等形容詞 + doing”結構中作主語。例如:
It is good playing chess after supper.
晚飯后弈棋挺好。
It is useless speaking.
光說是沒有用的。
4) 動名詞在“There is(was) no + doing”結構中作主語。例如:
There is no denying that she is very efficient.
她效率高是不容否認的。
There is no telling what he is going to do.
他要做什么一點消息都沒有。
2. 動名詞作賓語
1) 有些動詞后面要求跟動名詞作賓語。常這樣用的動詞有:
admit 承認 ; excuse 原諒 ; postpone 拖延 ;anticipate 期望; fancy 想象 practise 練習; appreciate 欣賞; finish 完成; prevent 防止; avoid 避免; forbid 禁止; propose 建議; consider 考慮; forgive 寬??; recollect 回憶; delay 耽擱; imagine 想象; resent 厭惡; deny 否認; involve 涉及; resist 抵制; detest 厭惡; keep 保留; risk 冒險; dislike 討厭; mind 在意; save 挽救; dread 害怕; miss 錯過; suggest 建議; enjoy 喜歡; pardon 原諒; understand 理解; escape 逃避;permit 允許
例如:
I recommend buying the dictionary.
我建議買這本詞典。
I don’t anticipate meeting any opposition.
我估計不會遇到任何反對意見。
Will you admit having broken the window?
你承認不承認打破了窗戶?
2) 有些動詞短語后也要求跟動名詞作賓語。常這樣用的動詞短語有: can’t stand 忍不??; can’t help 忍不??; feel like 想,欲; give up 放棄; put off 推遲
例如:
He put off making a decision till he had more information.
在獲得詳情之前,他沒有急于作出決定。
Do you feel like taking a walk?
你要不要去散步?
3) 動名詞常跟在介詞或介詞短語后做賓語。常這樣用的介詞短語有:instead of, look forward to, object to, keep on, see about, take to 等。
例如:
We are looking forward to coming to China.
我們期待著來中國。
We succeeded in getting over all the difficulties.
我們終于克服了所有的困難。
4) 在“have difficulty (trouble, problem, a hard time, fun, a good time) (+in) + 動名詞; be busy (in) + 動名詞;waste time (in) + 動名詞; lost time (in) + 動名詞;There is no point (in) + 動名詞”等結構中,動名詞做介詞賓語,in常要省去。例如:
The children are busy doing their homework.
孩子們忙于做作業(yè)。
There is no point (in) making the simple experiments once again.
再做一次這種簡單的實驗是毫無意義的。
5) 在復合賓語中,用it作形式賓語,將動名詞短語放在后面。例如:
I consider it a waste of time arguing about it.
我認為辯論這事是很浪費時間的。
6) 在“there be”結構當中,be為動名詞時,該結構也是一種帶邏輯主語的動名詞形式。例如:
We can imagine there being a lot of fuss about it.
我們可以想象到人們對此大驚小怪。
Were you disappointed at there not having been more gifts?
你對沒有更多的禮物感到失望嗎?
3. 動名詞的被動式
1) 動詞need, require, want, deserve后,用動名詞的主動形式表示被動意義。其用法相當于不定式的被動結構。例如:
The watch needs repairing. (=The watch needs to be repaired.)
這塊表需要修理。
The problem deserves thinking about. (=The problem deservers to be thought about.)
這個問題值得考慮。
2) 在(be)worth后面只能用動名詞的主動態(tài)來表示被動意義。例如:
His suggestion is worth considering.
他的提議值得考慮。