陳曉煒
動詞不定式的基本形式是to do,它的否定式是在to前面加not,即not to do。動詞不定式具有名詞、形容詞和副詞的特征,因此可以在句中作賓語、賓語補足語和狀語等。具體見下面:
一、動詞不定式作賓語
1. 動詞plan、hope、decide、refuse、want、help等后常接動詞不定式作賓語。例如:
Eric hopes to get together with his family soon. 埃里克希望不久能和他的家人團聚。
Mrs Green refuses to eat sweet food, because she doesn’t want to get fat.
格林夫人拒絕吃甜食,因為她不想變胖。
2. 動詞不定式可以和what、which、how、when、where等疑問詞連用,構成“疑問詞 + 動詞不定式”結構,作動詞或介詞的賓語。例如:
The restaurant has so many dishes that I can’t decide what to eat.
這個飯館有如此多的菜品以至于我不能決定吃什么。
Do you know how to make a banana milk shake? 你知道怎樣做香蕉奶昔嗎?
3. 在“find / think / feel / believe / make + it + 形容詞 + 動詞不定式結構”中,it為形式賓語,真正的賓語是動詞不定式。例如:
The new teacher finds it hard to teach the students.
這個新來的老師感到教學生很難。
The internet makes it possible for quite a few people to work at home.
因特網使不少人在家辦公成為可能。
二、動詞不定式作賓語補足語
1. 動詞ask、teach、tell、advise、invite等后常接帶to的動詞不定式作賓語補足語。例如:
Can you teach me to do Chinese kung fu? 你能教我練中國功夫嗎?
The doctor advised my grandmother to go for a walk every afternoon.
醫(yī)生建議我奶奶每天下午散步。
2. 使役動詞(如let、make、have等)或感官動詞(如see、hear、watch、feel等)后面常接不帶to的動詞不定式作賓語補足語。例如:
Mr Zhang often makes his son do some dishes. 張先生經常讓他的兒子洗餐具。
Did you hear your parents go out just now? 剛才你聽到你的父母出去了嗎?
I often watch the kids play soccer on the playground.
我經常在操場上看孩子們踢足球。
注意:help后的動詞不定式可以帶to,也可以不帶to。例如:
Shirley helped (to) get ready for the party. 雪莉幫助籌備了這次聚會。
Could you help me (to) buy a pair of gloves? 你能幫我買一副手套嗎?
三、動詞不定式作狀語
動詞不定式可以在句中作目的狀語、原因狀語、結果狀語等。例如:
Tom opened the door to let in some fresh air. 湯姆打開門,讓新鮮空氣進來。
The boy is old enough to take care of himself.
這個男孩足夠大,可以自己照顧自己了。
I was very surprised to see a gift box on my desk this morning.
今天早上我看到課桌上的禮盒感到很驚奇。
【真題回放】
1. (2021·重慶A卷)The villagers plan a new bridge over the river.
A. build B. building C. to build D. built
【答案與解析】C. 句意:村民們計劃在這條河上建造一座新橋。plan to do sth意為“計劃做某事”,動詞不定式作賓語。故選C。
2. (2021·遼寧·丹東) Turn the world into a big family, and we’ll make people’s wish? true earlier.
A. comes B. will come C. come D. to come
【答案與解析】C. 句意:把世界變成一個大家庭,并且我們可以讓人們的愿望早點實現。make sb do sth意為“讓/使某人做某事”,make后要接不帶to的動詞不定式。故選C。
3. (2021·江蘇·揚州) In many countries, people put their fingers up to their mouths? silence.
A. ask for B. asking for C. to ask for D. asked for
【答案與解析】C. 句意:在許多國家,人們將手指放到嘴邊要求保持沉默。本題考查動詞不定式作目的狀語。故選C。
【即時演練】
一、用括號中所給動詞的適當形式填空。
1. Mr King doesn’t know how? ? (repair) this computer.
2. Would you like? ? (come) to my birthday party tonight?
3. He stayed at the school? ? (clean)up the classroom.
4. After two hours’ drive, he decided? ? (stop) and have a good rest.
5. Please let me? ? (know) if you need any help.
6. Tina finds it difficult? ? (understand) the article about space.
7. Do you often help your parents? ? (do) housework?
8. I saw Linda? ? (walk) into the coffee shop just now.
9. I’m thinking about doing what I can? ? (help) the homeless.
10. Don’t forget ______ (call) Mrs Black up in the afternoon.
二、單項選擇。
1. —Do you have any plans for the coming vacation?
—Yes. We decide ______ Kunming.
A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. visited
2. Don’t make him ______ too much housework. After all, he is very young.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. does
3. Don’t worry. We will do what we can ______ your boy.
A. save B. to save C. saving D. to saving
4. My mother always tells me ______ too much junk food because it is bad for my health.
A. to eat B. not eat C. not to eat D. to not eat
Keys: 一、1. to repair 2. to come 3. to clean 4. to stop 5. know 6. to understand 7. (to) do 8. walk 9. to help 10. to call
二、1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C