英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法詳解 動(dòng)詞不定式(三)
三、 不定式作表語(yǔ)1. 一種情況為主語(yǔ)是不定式(表示條件),表語(yǔ)也是不定式(表示結(jié)果)
To see is to believe/ To work means to earn a living.
2. 另一種情況主語(yǔ)是以aim, duty, hope, idea, happiness, job, plan, problem, purpose, thing, wish等為中心的名詞,或以what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句,不定式表語(yǔ)對(duì)主語(yǔ)起補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明作用
His wish is to buy a luxurious car in the near future. / The boss's plan is to start building the skycraper immediately. / What I want to say is to get rid of the plan forever.
11) The function of Louis Sullivan's architecture was providing [A] large uninterrupted floor areas [B] and to allow ample light [C] into the interior [D] .
12) The most important [A] thing is negociate [B] with them about [C] the future of [D] the plant.
四、 不定式作定語(yǔ)
1. 不定式作定語(yǔ)修飾名詞或代詞,它只能放在它所修飾的名詞或代詞后面。這時(shí)被修飾的名詞與不定式之間有邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系
13) The flexibility of film allows the artist unstrained imagination to the animation of cartoon characters.
。跘] to bring[B] bringing[C] is brought[D] brings
14) Billie Holiday's reputation as a great jazz?blues singer rests on her ability emotional depth to her songs.
[A] be giving[B] are given[C] being given[D] to give 另外,有些詞的不定式定語(yǔ)有主謂關(guān)系,如除了上述例句以外,還有些詞常跟不定式作定語(yǔ)。這些詞主要有decision (to make), (a) need (to eat), opportunity (to speak),reason(to learn a foreing language), time (to sth)等。
2. 動(dòng)詞不定式作定語(yǔ)往往有一層動(dòng)賓關(guān)系,即所修飾的名詞是不定式的賓語(yǔ)
15) Alice was having [A] trouble to control [B] the children because there were [C] so many [D] of them.
16) There are so many reference books for matriculation of postgraduate and I haven't decided which book .
[A] to buy[B] buy[C]to be buying[D] buying
17) Astronauts can be affected by loneliness for they have to sit in the spacecraft for weeks with very little and no one .
。跘] to do … to talk[B] doing … to talk to
。跜] to do … to talk to[D] doing… to talk
3. 因?yàn)椴欢ㄊ剿揎椀拿~是不定式的賓語(yǔ),所以如果不定式動(dòng)詞是不及物動(dòng)詞,那么就要在動(dòng)詞后加上相應(yīng)的介詞
He has a lot of trifles to deal with./ I had got no place to live in./That girl has nothing to worry about./the subject to concentrate on. / He has a strict teacher to listen to. / She has four children to look after. / She had a sick mother to live with. / This is the very person to sell your ticket to.
18) Although the lecture had already been on for five minutes, I still was not able to find a chair .
[A] to sit[B] for to sit on[C] to sit on[D] for sitting
4. 一些表示企圖、努力、傾向、目的、愿望、打算、能力、意向等意義的名詞后面要求接不定式作其定語(yǔ),如:ability, attempt, effort等
19) During [A] the 19th century scientists found [B] that when certain parts of the brain were damaged [C] men lost the ability doing [D] certain things.
20) What is new, however, is the scientific attempt whether other planets beyond our own have given birth to advanced civilizations.
。跘] discover[B] discovers[C] discovering[D] to discover
21) Surely her daughter would make an even bigger effort her?
[A] please [B] pleased [C] to please [D] having pleased
五、不定式作狀語(yǔ)
注意作狀語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞不定式要與其邏輯主語(yǔ)在意義上和數(shù)上的一致。
1. 表示目的
22) its plans to promote disarmaments,the party has decided to establish a campaign headquarters with Benjamin Seaman as its leader.
。跘]Although[B]To carry out[C]Except that[D] Make
23) pure lead,the lead ore is mined,then smelted,and finally refined.
。跘] Obtaining[B] Being obtained[C] To obtain[D] It is obtained
24) When they met,Leonardo and his enemy were fighting .
。跘]killed each other[B]killing each other[C]to be killed each other
。跠]to kill each other
2. 表示結(jié)果,在這種情況下,不定式的邏輯主語(yǔ)也是全句的主語(yǔ)
He must be cripple not to walk by himself./It seems that the employee didn't sleep at all to be so sleepy in the early morning. / What have I done for you to deserve such an amount of money?
還有固定搭配的不定式表示結(jié)果:so…as to; such(…) as to …; enough to…; too…to…; in order to … 等
We have got so plenty of food as to treat our guests./ Is that room big enough to seat all of us?/ He is too young to fit that job.
3. 表示原因
It's very kind of you to say so. / I am pretty pleased to hear the news that you are elected as the president of the club. / I'm sorry to interrupt you. / They are quite surprised to see the great changes taking place in the area.
4. 伴隨狀況
在下列表示能力、愿望、傾向等語(yǔ)義的形容詞后邊也要接不定式:able(但其同義詞" capable"后面要接"of+動(dòng)名詞"),anxious, eager, glad, inclined(傾向于),liable, likely, pleased, ready等。
25) Certain [A] minerals are magnetic and are able to detected [B] by instruments that measure [C] differences in the Earth's magnetic fields [D]