worthy用法探究
worthy 用法探究
目前对 worthy of 后接何种形式有三种看法:
第一种看法:worthy of只能接动名词的主动形式;不能接动名词的被动形式
1. 许孟雄着《英语难题解答400则》(北京师范大学出版社1992年5月第1版)p267:
问:[398] This book is worthy of reading. 听一位外籍老师(Richard Vick, 美国)讲,这是正确的句子,并且比This book is worth reading. 要正式的多。我在查《新英汉词典》(1107页),见reading可作名词用,有查Webster’s New World Dictionary of American Language (Second College Edition 1642页),见worthy的一条释义:Having enough worth or merit (for someone or something specified), 所以,我便认为外籍教师讲的对。因此,我为一家杂志撰稿区别worth, worthy及 worthwhile时,便采用了This book is worthy of reading .一句。但是,有的读者认为,这是一个错句,因为在钱歌川编著《英文疑难详解》中讲,worthy of后面接动名词时,必须是passive 的gerund,应改为…of being read。
现在我不明白This book is worthy of reading. 究竟是否正确?如果不正确,为…of后面+名词(如praise, consideration等)可以,而reading 之类的名词不可以?再,在Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1272页)中见到 worth 和 worthy 均有 deserving 的释义,那么,为什么worth 后可直接跟v-ing形式,而 worthy of 后面在接 gerund 时,必须是 passive 的 gerund?
答:据我所知,worthy of reading 或worth reading 都对,但现代多数人常用worth reading,至于worthy of being read我却未曾见过,不便提出意见。
2. 杨发河着《英语形容词句型活用指南》(江西高校出版社1992年12月第1版)p203:
He is worthy of taking his position.
This is worthy of mentioning.
3. 黄勇民编著《现代英语惯用法词典》(复旦大学出版社2006年6月第1版)p1045:
The other party is worthy of doing business with.
4. 王文昌主编《英语搭配大词典》(江苏教育出版社2004年11月第2版)p2539:
It is a thing worthy of seeing. 这件事值得一看。
5. R A Close 编著A reference grammar for students of English (Eighth impression 1985) p165:
WORTHY of having
第二种看法:worthy of只能接动名词的被动形式,不能接动名词的主动形式
1. 陈敦金编著《英美语惯用法词典》(福建教育出版社1998年4月第2版)p1398:worthy是形容词,后随 of-短语或不定式。句子的主语是名词或人称代词又是限定动词的逻辑宾语时,非限定动词须用被动式。如:
He is worthy of being praised.
2. 江希和编著《当代英美语惯用法词典》(上海外语教育出版社2001年2月第1版) p750:
not worthy of being chosen
3. 葛传规编著《英语惯用法词典》(上海译文出版社2002年6月第1版)p683:
This is worthy of being done. 注意:of being done不可改为of doing。
4. 葛传规编著《简明英语惯用法》 (上海译文出版社1993年8月第1版)p365:
误:The book is worthy of reading.
正:The book is worthy of being read.
5. 赵振才编著《英语常见问题解答大词典》(增订版)(世界图书出版西安公司 2005年3月第1版)p1662:
worthy of 之后的动名词必须采用被动形式:
Their deeds are worthy of being mentioned.
These old churches are worthy of being visited.
It is worthy of being remembered.
6. 胡孝申主编《英语形容词用法词典》(武汉大学出版社 2005年6月第1版)p643:
The book is of being published.
7. 庄志兴编著《中学英语惯用法手册》(复旦大学出版社2000年1月第1版)p556:
The book is worthy of being read.
8. 吕志士主编《英语惯用法大词典》(中国科学技术出版社 1994年12月第1版)p2055:
He is worthy of being praised.
The question is worthy of being discussed.