41、hope to do sth
希望做某事。hope后面可接动词不定式作宾语,但不能说hope sb to do sth(动词不定式作宾补); hope 后面可接宾语从句,且通常用一般将来时。动词短语有hope for sth.
例句:I hope to become a famous businessman in the future.我希望将来成为一名有名的商人。
I hope that my father will come back this afternoon.我希望我父亲今天下午回来。
42、wish to do sth
希望做某事。wish后面可接动词不定式作宾语,也可说wish sb to do sth(动词不定式作宾补); wish 后面可接宾语从句,宾语从句要用虚拟语气。动词短语有wish for sth.
例句:I wish to become a famous businessman in the future. 我希望将来成为一名有名的商人。
I wish that my father should/would come back this afternoon. 我希望我父亲今天下午回来。(这种希望实现的可能性比较小,故用虚拟语气。)
My father wishes me to become a successful businesswoman when I grow up.我父亲希望我长大后成为一个成功的女商人。
43、advise doing sth, advise sb to do sth
advise doing sth建议做某事,后接名词或动名词。=suggest doing sth
例句:He advised leaving early before sunset.他建议日落前尽早离开。
advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事,后接动词不定式作宾补。
例句:He advised us to leave early before sundown.他建议我们在日落前尽早离开。
advise 后面可接宾语从句,但宾语从句要用虚拟语气,句型为:advise (that) sb (should) do sth, that和should可以省略。
例句:He advised (that )we( should) leave early before nightfall. 他建议我们在夜幕降临前尽早离开。
44、object to doing sth
反对做某事,to为介词,后接名词或动名词。=be opposed to doing sth
例句:I object there being anyone who dares to make merry over me in public. 我反对有人敢当众嘲笑我。
45、on one’s way to (doing)sth
在做某事的路上。to为介词,后接名词或动名词。
例句:He is on his way to succeeding in becoming a great businessman.
他正在成功地成为一个伟大的商人的路上。
46、devote/give/dedicate/apply one’s time/life/oneself to (doing)sth
奉献某人的时间、生命,专心致志做某事,to为介词,后接名词或动名词。
例句:The scientist devoted his whole life to developing a kind of new medicine to cure the rare diseases.那个科学家奉献了他的一生来研制一种用于治疗罕见疾病的新药。
47、insist on (doing) sth
坚持做某事,后接名词或动名词。
例句:He insisted on paying for lunch today.他今天坚持要为午餐买单。
insist 可以作及物动词,后接宾语从句,要用虚拟语气。
例句:He insisted that he should pay for lunch today. 他今天坚持要为午餐买单。
48、persist in doing sth
顽强地坚持、有毅力、执着地做某事,后接名词或动名词。
例句:Tom persists in searching for the truth. 汤姆顽强地坚持寻求真相。
persist 可以作及物动词,后接宾语从句,要用虚拟语气。
例句:He persists that he should find out the truth in the near future.他坚持在不久的将来他会查明真相。
49、be worth( doing) sth
值得做某事/某事值得被做。后接名词或动名词,有被动的意思,主语与动词之间有动宾关系,故动词要用及物动词或动词短语。
例句:The new book written by his teacher is worth reading.他的老师写的那本新书值得一读。=It is worth reading the new book written by his teacher.
注意:be worthy of sth/being done或be worthy to be done的句型。
例句:The novel is worthy of being read.= The novel is worthy to be read.=The novel is worth reading=It’s worth reading the novel.那本小说值得一读。
50、inform sb of (doing) sth
通知、告知某人做某事,后接名词或动名词。
例句:We should be kept informed of what’s going on outside the campus.我们应当被持续告知校园外发生的一切。
The teacher informed him of coming to school 10 minutes earlier the next day.老师通知他第二天早十分钟来到学校。