考研英语语法动名词解析(三)
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六、动词need等后接的动名词
动词need, want, require, deserve, worth, like(想要), bear后接动名词主动式表示被动概念,除bear外,这些动词也可接不定式的被动式。
例句: Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just hypothetical and needs proving(to be proved). (2001年第29题)
分析: 该句是复合句。其中whoever表示无论是谁,引导让步状语从句。
译文: 无论宇宙起源理论的创立者是谁,那都是假说,尚待考证。
例句: As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something worth researching into(to be researched into).
分析: 该句是复合句。worth researching into作后置定语修饰something。
译文: 正如你导师所建议的,你应该把时间花在值得研究的问题上。
七、动名词的基本句型
1. feel like+动词?ing(想要做)
例句: Do you feel like telling me what happened to our teacher yesterday?
分析: 该句是复合句,what happened to...在句中作telling的宾语。
2. cant help+动词?ing(禁不住,忍不住)
例句: Catching sight of Kate and Janie, we all cant help shouting loudly.
分析: 该句是简单句。分词短语Catching sight of Kate and Janie在句中作状语表示时间或原因。
译文: 看到凯特和吉尼亚,我们都忍不住大声叫了起来。
例句: Since our chief business with them is to enable them to share in a common life, we cannot help considering whether or not we are forming the powers which will secure this ability. (2009年第49题)
分析: 该句是复合句。其中句子主干是we cannot help considering...。whether or not...this ability作considering的宾语,since引导一个原因状语从句,可译为既然,which will secure this ability是一个修饰the powers的定语从句。
译文: 既然我们的主要职责是使他们分享日常生活里的一切,那么我们就不得不考虑自己是否在形成让他们获得这种能力的力量。
3. on+动词?ing(一就)
例句: On hearing the bad news that his father died last night because of cancer, he could not help crying.
分析: 该句是复合句。that his father died last night because of cancer作news的同位语。
译文: 得知父亲因癌症在昨晚不幸去世的噩耗,他禁不住号啕大哭。
4. It is no use+动词?ing(no use也可用no good, useless,a waste of time, worthless, dangerous, a great pleasure, a bore, worthwhile, pointless, expensive等来替换)以及There is no +动词?ing(不可能)
例句: It is good playing chess with roommates after supper in the dormitory.
分析: 该句是简单句。
译文: 晚饭后在宿舍和舍友下棋真好。
例句: There is no telling for me what he is going to do after graduation.
分析: 该句是复合句。what he is going to do after graduation在句中作telling的宾语。
译文: 对我来说,说出他毕业后将要去干什么是不可能的。
5. go+动词?ing(表示游戏或运动)
例句: His father frequently goes hunting with his old fellows in the forest after his retirement.
分析: 该句是简单句。
译文: 父亲在退休后经常和他的老伙计到林中狩猎。