2015年MBA备考冲刺英语：英语语法概述(九)

　　He denied having seen these watches before.他否认曾经见过这些手表。

　　Our teacher does not allow cheating to go unpunished. 我们的老师不容许欺骗行为不受到惩罚。

　　We’re considering moving to Seattle.我们考虑搬往西雅图。

　　They all avoided mentioning that name.他们都避免提及那名字。

　　He anticipated his deriving much instruction from the lecture. 他期望从这次演讲中得到很多教益。

　　I admitted breaking the window.我承认打破了窗子。

　　I advised against their doing it. 我劝他们不要做这件事。

　　He advocates reforming the prison system.他主张改良监狱制度。

　　某些动词词组也要求动词+-ing作宾语, 例如: give up, leave off, put off (注: 这些动词短语均为动词+副词结构)以及amound to, be accustomed to, be used to, be opposed to, devote to, feel like,look forward to, object to, resort to(依靠、求助于), submit to(屈服于) 等。例如:

　　Mr. Smith gave up smoking according to his doctor’s advice.

　　Do you feel like having a walk with us in the woods by the sea?

　　Some people in the rich world are opposed to doing business with poor countries.

　　有时在形容词后面也要求用动词+-ing, 例如: busy, worth, worthwhile等。例如:

　　Is it worthwhile making such an experiment?

　　I am busy writing a novel.我正忙于写小说。

　　That novel is not worth reading.那部小说不值得一读。

　　还有在Point, trouble, difficulty 等名词后, 也用动词+-ing。例如:

　　There is not much point (in) thinking about it.

　　There is no point in complaining. They can’t do anything to help you.抱怨于事无补;他们没办法帮助你。

　　American businessmen have difficulty (in) understanding their Japanese counterparts.

　　I had a little trouble learning English grammar.我学英文语法有过一点困难。

　　注: 在 it’s no use, it’s not much use, it’s no good 后要求用动词+-ing。但是在it is of no use 后则要用动词不定式。例如:

　　It’s no use crying about it. You must do something.

　　It’s no good writing to him; he never answers letters.

　　It’s of no use to cry over spilt milk.

　　2. 要求动词不定式作宾语的动词

　　有些动词后面可以跟动词不定式, 这类动词有: afford, agree, aim, arrange, ask, assist, attempt, (can’t) bear, beg, begin, bother, care cease, choose, claim, continue, dare, decide, demand, eserve, desire, determine, dislike, endeavour, expect, fail, fear, forget, hate, help, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, like, long, love, manage, mean,need, neglect, offer, plan, prefer, prepare, pretend, promise, propose,refuse, regret, remember, require, seek, start, strive, swear, tend, think,threaten, try, undertake, want, wish 等。例如: ：

　　Don’t hesitate to ask me questions if you don’t understand.

　　He endeavoured to adopt a positive but realistic attitude to the issue.

　　He endeavored to streamline the plant organization.他努力使工厂组织简化而更有效地运作

　　Philip politely pretended not to have heard this remark.