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动词think用法要点

2016-11-26来源:和谐英语

动词think用法要点

1. 时态问题

(1) 表示“认为”或“在……看来”时,不用于进行时态;但表示“考虑”“思考”等,可用于进行时态。如:

I think it’s going to rain. 我想要下雨了。

I’m thinking whether I should go. 我在考虑是否应该去。

有时为了使语气更委婉或更带有试探性,可用一般过去时或过去进行时形式(但并不表示过去意义)。如:

I thought you might like something to read. 我想也许你想要读点什么。

(2) 用于过去完成时,表示未曾实现的想法或意图,可译为“原认为”“本来认为”。如:

I had thought that he would come to help us. 我原认为他会来帮助我们的。

2. 否定问题

当 think表示“认为”,且主语为第一人称时,若其后跟一个表示否定概念的宾语从句,通常将否定转移到主句上(当然若将否定放在从句也不算错,只是听起来较生硬)。如:

I don’t think she’s really fit for the job. 我认为她并不真正适合这项工作。

We don’t think he is very clever. 我们认为他不是很聪明。

在下列情况通常无需发生否定转移:

(1) 当 think 有副词修饰时。如:

I really think that he will not help us. 我的确认为他不会帮我们。

(2) 当 think 前有表示强调的助动词 do 时。如:

I do think that you are not right. 我的确认为是你不对。

(3) 当 think 不是以一般现在时形式出现时(如是一般过去时、过去进行时、过去完成时等)。如:

I thought you hadn’t read it. 我认为你没有读它呢。

I had thought he couldn’t pass the exam. 我原认为他考试不会及格的。

(4) 当本意是要否定主句时。如:

We didn’t think we’d be so late. 我们没想到会那么迟。

(5) 当 think 与其他动词并列使用时。如:

I think and hope that I’m not disturbing you too much. 我认为同时也希望我没有打扰你太多。

(6) 当从句的否定构成某种特殊句型时。如:

I think that he cannot do the work too well. 我认为这项工作他干得越出色越好。

3. 询问看法

询问对方看法时,可用What do you think of …或How do you like…,但是习惯上不说How do you think of …或What do you like…等。比较:

你觉得这部电影怎么样?

正:What do you think of the film?

正:How do you like the film?

误:How do you think of the film?

误:What do you like the film?

你认为他什么时候回来?

正:When do you think he will come back?

误:Do you think when he will come back?

4. 表示打算

表示打算做些某事,通常用think of doing sth。如:

I’ve been thinking of changing my job. 我一直想换个工作。

We are thinking about buying a car. 我们在考虑买辆汽车。

偶尔也用think to do sth(不算普通)。如:

They think to influence the voters. 他们打算影响选民。

但think to do sth用于否定句表示“没想到”的意思则属普通用法。如:

I didn’t think to see you here. 没想到在这儿见到你。

另外,用于过去时或过去完成时,表达本想做某事而实际上没做成时,后接不定式也属正常用法。如:

I thought to leave earlier. 我本想要早点出发的。

We had thought to return early but they wouldn’t let us go. 我们本想早回来的,但他们不让我们走。

5. 用于特殊疑问句

与疑问词连用时,要将疑问词置于句首。如:

你认为他在这里会呆多久?

正:How long do you think he will stay here?

误:Do you think how long he will stay here?

6. 口语表达中的用法

口语中的Just think…与To think…均表示惊奇,但后者往往还有没想到或遗憾、可惜等意。如 :

Just think how much money he has spent! 你想想他花了多少钱吧。

Think that he was getting famous already!没想到他已经要出名了。

To think of his not knowing about it! 想想看,他对此竟然一无所知。