動名詞

當主詞 Walking is good exercise Eating too much makes me fat. Teaching is learning.

當補語 Teaching is believing. Seeing is believing. 是 Teaching is believing. Seeing is believing. My hobby is listening to music.

當介系詞的受詞 I am fond of swimming. It kept on raining. He is used to getting up early. He studies hard with a view to passing the exam. It goes without saying that knowledge is power.

當及物動詞的受詞 p. 152 admit, avoid, appreciate, consider delay, deny, dislike enjoy, escape Finish + Ving imagine mind, miss postpone, practice quit

接 toV 與 接 Ving 同義者 …like to study=…like studying …begin to rain=…begin raining …prefer to swim = prefer swimming …continue to work=..continue working

喜歡…更勝於…. prefer N to N prefer Ving to Ving prefer to V rather than V

stop to V = stop Ving He stopped smoking. He stopped to smoke. 已經在做的事 去做…事

forget to V = forget Ving I forgot mailing your letter. I forgot to mail your letter. Don’t forget to mail your letter. 已經做過的事 要去做的事 要去做的事

remember to V = remember Ving I remembered mailing this letter. Please remember to mail this letter. 已經做過的事 要去做的事

go on + Ving = go on to V He went on talking for two hours. After writing, he went on to read. 接著做相同的事 接著做不同的事

try to +V = try + Ving I couldn’t get to sleep, so I tried drinking some milk. I drank some milk and tried to get to sleep. 看看是否有效 努力企圖能做到

mean to V= mean + Ving Cheating me means hurting my feelings. I don’t mean to hurt your feelings. 意味著 有意圖

be busy with + N on + N It takes ~時間 for人to V be busy (in) Ving 人 ＋ spend ~ (in) Ving on + N It takes 人 ~時間 to V It takes ~時間 for人to V It costs 人 ~金錢 to V

S + have difficulty S + have trouble S + have a hard time + Ving S + have fun S + have a good time

表建議或邀約 How about + Ving What about + Ving What do you say to + Ving Why not +原形 V Why don’t you /we +原形V

阻止某人做某事 keep stop prevent + 人 ＋ from + Ving hinder

想要 want to +原形 V would like to原形 V feel like + Ving

不用說; 自不待言 It goes without saying that ~. It is needless to say that~ (adj.)

不可能知道～ There is no knowing ~ = It is impossible to know~ (adj.)

…是沒有用的 It is no use + Ving There is no use + Ving It is useless to + V It is of no useless to + V 此為形容詞片語 = useless

不得不; 忍不住 can’t but + V can’t help + Ving can’t choose but + V have no choice but to V

一….就… On + Ving…, S +過去式 = As soon as S + 過去式, S +過去式

介意 Do you mind opening the window? Do you mind my opening the window? Do you mind if I open the window? 開窗的人是 我 開窗的人是 我