动名词的一般式的语法特点

动名词的一般式的语法特点

1. 与主要动作同时发生。如：

My shoe laces keep coming undone. 我的鞋带老是松开。

Try to imagine being on the moon. 设法想象你是在月球上。

He continued reading when I spoke to him. 我同他说话时，他仍在继续阅读。

I had the greatest difficulty in persuading him. 为了说服他，我费了好大的力气。

2. 后于主要动作发生：当动名词用于advise, suggest, insist on等动词后作宾语时，它所表示的动作常发生在主要动作之后。如：

I advise waiting till proper time. 我建议等到适当时机。

He insisted on seeing us home. 他一定要送我们回家。

He suggested moving to the country. 他建议搬到乡下去。

3. 先于主要动作发生：当动名词用于admit, deny, forget, regret, remember等动词后作宾语，表示的动作通常发生在主要动作之前。如：

I admit breaking the window. 我承认窗子是我打破的。

She denied seeing me. 她否认看见过我。

I’ll never forget meeting you that afternoon. 我永远不会忘记那天下午见到你的情况。

I regret missing the film. 我懊悔没有看上那部电影。

I remember being taken to Paris as a small child. 我记得我在儿时被带到巴黎过。

4. 视相关词的意义而定：当动名词用于介词before, after, since之后作宾语时，动作的先后依介词before, after的意义而定。如：

Don’t bathe immediately after eating. 不要吃饭后就游泳。

She waited a little while before making up her mind. 她等一会儿才做出决定。

She’s been quite different since coming back from America. 自打从美国回来她可变了样了。

5. 表示泛指意义：当动名词表示泛指意义的动作或状态时，没有时间意义。如：

Being lost can be a terrifying experience. 迷路有时很可怕。

It's hard work climbing mountains. 爬山是费劲的事。

Selling your house can be a tiresome business. 卖房子有时候是很麻烦的事。

Being deaf and dumb makes communication very difficult. 又聋又哑很难与人交往。