在說到“動作”時,有數不清的動詞,不同場景表達用不同的動詞,最讓人頭疼的就是,到底是用doing還是用to do,不知道不可怕,用錯很尷尬,如果能把最常用的動詞都捊清了,那用英語表達的時候,也自信一些,不會惶惶恐恐,我到底說得對不對。
下面這些句子是不是很常見:
- I enjoy dancing.
我喜歡跳舞。
- Would you mind closing the door?
你介意把門關了嗎?
- Jill suggested going to cinema.
Jill建議去看電影。
在enjoy,mind,suggest這些常見動詞後面,都是用-ing形式。還有這些最最最常見常用的動詞,也都是跟著-ing形式。
- Suddenly, they stop talking, there are silence.
突然,他們停止了交談,那兒一片安靜。
- When I finish cleaning the room, I'll do the shopping.
我完成房間的清潔工作之後,我就會去購物。
- He tried to avoid answering my question.
他嘗試著迴避回答我的問題。
- I don't fancy going out this afternoon.
今天下午我不想出去。
- Have you ever considered going to live in another country?
你有考慮過去別的城市居住嗎?
其中有些動詞,還可以用“動詞+somebody+ing”結構表達。
- I can't imagine Cindy riding a motorbike.
我無法想象Cindy在騎摩托車。
- You can't stop me doing what I want.
你無法阻止我做我想做的事。
- Sorry for keep you waiting so long.
很抱歉讓你等了這麼久。
而像admit,deny,suggest,還可以接that使用。
- She denied that she had stolen the money.
=She denied stealing the money.
- Jill suggested that we went to the cinema.
=Jill suggested going to the cinema.
還有幾個常見的詞組,也搭配-ing使用。
give up=stop
put off= postpone
carry on/go on=continue
keep/keep on
- Joe has given up smoking.
Joe已經戒菸了。
- We can't go on living like this, we must do something different.
我們不能繼續像這樣子活著了,必須做點不一樣的事。
所以,見到聽到這些動詞+ing的時候,千萬不要以為是正在做什麼事情,而是因為它搭配的形式就是+ing形式。
而接下來這些常見的動詞,卻是要搭配to 使用。
- It was late, so we decided to take a taxi to school.
已經很晚了,所以我們決定打的回學校。
- How old were you when you learnt to drive?
你學開車的時候是幾歲?
- I waved to Cindy but failed to attract her attention.
我向Cindy招手,但是還是無法吸引她的注意。
- I promise not to be late next time.
我保證下次不會遲到了。
一樣的,其中有些動詞還可以在結構“動詞+主語+to...”中使用。
- Can you remind phone Jill tonight?
你可以提醒我晚上給Jill打電話嗎?
- Marco teach me to drive.
Marco教我開車。
- Jim warned me not to touch the switch.
Jim 警告我不要去碰開關。
而有些動詞,是既可以加-ing,又可以用“動詞+to”結構使用,只是要注意意思不同,不要混了。
remember doing something=我做過了某件事情,現在還記得這件事
- I absolutely remember locking the door.
我絕對記得我鎖了門的。
remember to do something=記得要去做某件事情
- Please remember to lock the door when you leave.
記得離開的時候要鎖門。
regret doing something=後悔做了某件事情,感到很抱歉
- I now regret saying what I said.
我很後悔我說過的那些話。
regret to do something=很抱歉要告訴某人一些什麼事情。
- We regret to tell you that we are unable to offter you the job.
我們很抱歉地告訴你,無法提供你這份工作。
continue dong something=繼續做同一件事
- We must change our ways, we can't continue living like this.
我們必須做出改變,不能繼續像這樣活著了。
continue to do something=繼續做另一件新的事情
- After discussing the economy, the minister continue to talk about foreign policy.
部長討論完經濟事宜後,又繼續談論有關對外政策的相關事宜。
最簡單的莫過於兩種形式隨便互換,不用擔心用錯,想用哪個用哪個,這樣的動詞,當然有啦。像begin,start,intend,bother,love,hate這幾個常用的動詞,都是可以用“動詞+ing”結構,也可以“動詞+to......”
- I love meeting people. OR I love to meet people.
- It has started raining. OR It has sarted to rain.
- John intends buying a house. OR John intends to buy a house.
這些都是交流中常見的動詞,雖然有時候會腦子卡殼,忘了搭配哪個結構,但是熟能生巧,多看看多練練,自然就熟了。