牛津?qū)嵱糜⒄Z語法:98 介詞后的動名詞
A 前面第89節(jié)中已經(jīng)提到過，緊接在介詞后的動詞必須用動名詞形式：
He left without paying his bill.
他沒有付賬就走了。
I apologize for not writing before.
我此前未能寫信，謹表歉意。
She insisted on paying for herself.
她堅持要付她自己的那一份錢。
Before signing the contract，read the small print.
在簽署合約以前，請詳讀小號字印出的內(nèi)容。
還請注意某些名詞+介詞+動名詞結(jié)構(gòu)：
Theres no point in taking your car if you cant park.
如果那里不能停放車子的話，你開車去就沒多大意思了。
Whats the point of taking your car if you cant park?
如果無處停放車子，你開車去還有什么意思呢?
Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?
他有可能改變主意嗎?
Have you any objection to changing your working hours?
你反不反對改變你的工作時間?
I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.
我贊同給大家放一天假。
B 介詞后面必須帶動詞的動名詞形式，這一規(guī)則的唯一例外是except和but(介詞)。在它們后面帶動詞原形：
I could do nothing except agree.
我除了同意，沒有別的辦法。
He did nothing but complain.
他只是抱怨，什么也不做。
但是如果but用做連詞，即如果它引導從句，它的后面就可直接跟完整的不定式或動名詞：
Being idle sometimes is agreeable，but being idle all the time might become monotonous.
有時清閑無事是令人愜意的，但總是閑呆著就可能變得單調(diào)乏味了。
To be idle sometimes is agreeable，but to be idle all the time(譯文同上。)
A 前面第89節(jié)中已經(jīng)提到過，緊接在介詞后的動詞必須用動名詞形式：
He left without paying his bill.
他沒有付賬就走了。
I apologize for not writing before.
我此前未能寫信，謹表歉意。
She insisted on paying for herself.
她堅持要付她自己的那一份錢。
Before signing the contract，read the small print.
在簽署合約以前，請詳讀小號字印出的內(nèi)容。
還請注意某些名詞+介詞+動名詞結(jié)構(gòu)：
Theres no point in taking your car if you cant park.
如果那里不能停放車子的話，你開車去就沒多大意思了。
Whats the point of taking your car if you cant park?
如果無處停放車子，你開車去還有什么意思呢?
Is there any chance/likelihood of his changing his mind?
他有可能改變主意嗎?
Have you any objection to changing your working hours?
你反不反對改變你的工作時間?
I am in favour of giving everyone a day off.
我贊同給大家放一天假。
B 介詞后面必須帶動詞的動名詞形式，這一規(guī)則的唯一例外是except和but(介詞)。在它們后面帶動詞原形：
I could do nothing except agree.
我除了同意，沒有別的辦法。
He did nothing but complain.
他只是抱怨，什么也不做。
但是如果but用做連詞，即如果它引導從句，它的后面就可直接跟完整的不定式或動名詞：
Being idle sometimes is agreeable，but being idle all the time might become monotonous.
有時清閑無事是令人愜意的，但總是閑呆著就可能變得單調(diào)乏味了。
To be idle sometimes is agreeable，but to be idle all the time(譯文同上。)
