One man in a boat 独坐孤舟(取名的技巧)
- The man in a hat 戴帽子的人
- Paris in the spring 巴黎之春
- Tea for two 两个人一起喝茶
- A walk through the woods 林中散步
Fishing is my favourite sport.
Doing 动名词(可以作主语或宾语)
- I like fishing. 动宾
- I am fond of fishing. 介宾
- My favorite sport is fishing. 表语
- I like surfing the Internet. 可以跟宾语
- Driving fast is very dangerous. 可以被副词修饰
favourite / favorite adj. 最喜欢的
- Swimming is my favorite sport.
- Reading is my favorite pastime.
- Watching TV is my favorite pastime.
- Playing games on the ground is my favorite activity. 配合动名词可表达多样化的信息
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| There are a lot of fishes(表示种类) in the sea. n. 鱼(不可数名词),鱼的种类(可数) |
Brian remembers learning to fish (v. 钓鱼, 捕鱼) in the Colorado River. 布莱恩记得在科罗拉多河学过钓鱼。 |
I often fish for hours without catching anything.(结果状语)
without 是介词,后面一定要加宾语, 动名词 catching 作 without 的宾语,without 后面的动作是主语来做的。动名词也有动词的特性,可以有自己的宾语。I often fish for hours. + I don’t catch anything. 表达同一件事,用的谓语越少越好。
- He came late. + He didn’t say sorry to me. = He came late without saying sorry to me.
- He entered the room. + He told me the news. = After entering the room, he told me the news.
- He apologized to me. + He broke my favorite vase. = He apologized to me for breaking my favorite vase. / He apologized to me for having broken my favorite vase.
- He entered the room. + I told him the news. ⇒ After he had entered the room, I told him the news. 不可使用非谓语转换,因为主语不同
- He thanked me. + I helped him. = He thanked me for helping him. 虽然主语不一致,但并不会产生任何的歧义
| without 缺乏、没有 | without 位于动名词前表示“不曾、不” |
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But this does not worry me.
But I don’t worry about this. / But this is not worrying. / But I’m not worried about this. / But this is not a worry to / for me. 替换表达
worry sb. 使 sb. 烦恼 (使役动词)
- Her illness worries me. vt. 令…担忧
- I worry about her illness. vi. 感到担忧
- The house worried me. 这房子使我担心。
- My daughter worried me. 我女儿让我担心。
- I was never worried about this. 我从来没有担心过这个。
- This does not worry me. 这一点我并不担心。
| worrying adj. 令人担忧的 | Her illness is very worrying. |
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| worried adj. 感到担忧的 | I am worried about her illness. |
| worry n. 担忧(的事) | Her illness is a worry to/for me. |
| be worried about …为…担心 |
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Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
They don’t catch fish. + They catch old boots and rubbish. = Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
instead of… 我原准备做…但是后来做了…(后面的事一定是没有做的)
- I went to school instead of staying at home. 我没呆在家里而是去上学了
- I bought books instead of buying dresses.(替代买衣服)
- We didn’t take the elevator. + We walked down the stairs. = Instead of taking the elevator, we walked down the stairs.
- If you don’t want a holiday in England, why don’t you go to Australia instead? 副词 instead“作为替代,反而”,单独使用时一般出现在句尾
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I am even less lucky.
less adv. 较少地…
- The book is less interesting than that one. 反义: more interesting(less lucky 反义: luckier)
not even … 甚至连…都不/没有…
- He never trusts anyone — not even his wife.
| less little 的比较级,意为“不及,不如,更少” | less + adj.(原级) |
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After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
after + 名词/动名词 (介词+doing 形式,从句主语必须是主句的主语时两种形式可互换)
- After I go to school, I learned a lot of knowledge. (用一般式表示一个事实, 不用 “went to” )
- After going to school, I learned a lot of knowledge. 上学后,我学到了很多知识。
| with sth. 有…的,持有…的,随身带着…(状语) | without sth. 没带… |
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'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.
give up doing sth. 放弃做某事 = stop doing
- Give up smoking. 戒烟:停止吸烟,戒除烟瘾。
- Did he give up or keep on trying?他是放弃了,还是在继续努力?
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| enjoy doing 喜欢做某事 | I enjoy reading. |
| mind doing介意某事 | I don’t mind driving if you’re tired. |
| consider doing 考虑某事 | I seriously considered resigning. |
| risk doing 冒险某事 | I can’t risk leaving him alone. |
| escape doing 逃避某事 | You can’t escape being punished. |
| practise(practice) doing 练习做某事 | He practices playing the piano on Saturdays. |
I'm not really interested in fishing.
be interested in (doing) sth. 对…感兴趣
- I’m interested in collecting stamps. 集邮
- I'm not interested in sport.我对体育运动不感兴趣。
- I'm very interested in history.我很喜欢历史。
I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
be only interested in 我只对.. 有兴趣。
- I am only interested in sitting in a boat. 我只对坐在船上感兴趣。
- I am only interested in doing nothing at all!我只对什么都不做感兴趣!
介宾 (介宾后接宾语)
- without catching anything 《一册》知识点:宾语可以是动名词、名词、代词等。
- Instead of catching fish
- After having spent whole mornings
- with an empty bag
- give up fishing
- a waste of time
- interested in fishing / sitting in a boat / doing nothing