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接不定式和动名词含义不同的动词(例句丰富)

2010-12-12来源:和谐英语

接不定式和动名词含义不同的动词

 

第一条

remember(记得),forget(忘记),regret(后悔)后接不定式指该不定式所表示的动作还未发生,后接动名词(有时可用完成式),则指该动名词所表示的动作已经发生。如:

Remember to meet me tonight. 记得晚上和我会面。

Remember to buy some stamps, won’t you? 记着买些邮票好吗?

I remember telling you about her. 记得曾跟你谈过她的事。

I remember seeing him at his office. 我记得在他的办公室看过他。

I shall never forget seeing her for the first time. 我永远不会忘记第一次和她见面的情景。

I forgot to ask him about it. 我忘了问他这事。

We’ve always regretted selling the farm. 卖掉这座农场我们一直后悔。

You’ll regret having said these words. 说了这些话你会感到遗憾的。

I regret to say that your grandfather has died. 我遗憾地说你祖父过世了。

I regret to tell you that your wife is i11. 我遗憾地通知你你妻子生病了。

We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful. 我们遗憾地通知你你的申请不成功。

比较:

Remember to post the letter. 记住把这封信寄了。(“寄信”未发生)

I remember posting the letter. 我记得寄了那封信。(“寄信”已发生)

He forgot to pay me the money. 他忘记要给我付钱了。(“付钱”未发生)

He forgot paying me the money. 他忘记曾给我付过钱。(“付钱”发生了)

 

第二条

try 后接不定式表示设法做某事,接动名词表示做某事试试(看有什么效果)。如:

They also try to fool other people. 他们也企图欺骗别人。

We anticipated where they would try to cross. 我们预料到他们将在哪里渡河。

I shall try to insure that your stay is a pleasant one. 我将设法确保你待得很愉快。

She must be more reasonable, but by the same token you must try to understand her point of view. 她应当更讲道理,但同样地你也应设法了解她的观点。

Try knocking at the back door if nobody hears you at the front door. 前门如没有人答应,就敲后门试试看。

 

第三条

mean 后接不定式表示打算(想要)做某事,接动名词表示意味着(要)做某事。如:

What do you mean to do with it? 你打算用它怎么样?

He did not mean to hurt you. 他不是有意要伤害你。

Do forgive me I didn’t mean to be rude. 务请原谅,我无心对你粗鲁无礼。

I mean to go there when the war is over. 我打算等战争结束后到那里去。

I don’t mean to praise myself;I have my faults. 我无意赞扬我自己,我有我的缺点。

This illness will mean going to hospital. 得了这种病就意味着要住院。

I won’t wait if it means delaying more than a week. 如果这意味耽误一个多礼拜我就不等。

To raise wages means increasing purchasing power. 提高工资意味着增加购买力。