638　stop，cease，quit，give up，bear和endure后接的词

① stop后跟不定式表示“停下一件事去做另一件事”，为两个动作。stop后跟动名词表示“停止做某事”，为一个动作。比较：

She stopped to watch TV. 她停下来看电视。（停下正在做的事情，去看电视）

She stopped watching TV. 她不看电视了。（停止了看电视）

They stopped to have a rest. 他们停了下来，休息一下。（停下手中的活，休息）

They stopped having a rest. 他们中止了休息。

We stopped to talk to each other. 我们停下来，说说话。

We stopped talking to each other. 我们停止了谈话。

It stopped to rain.

It stopped raining.

雨不下了。

Stop singing. You are making too much noise. 不要唱了。声音太吵人了。（不可说Stop to sing…）

提示

stop sb./sth.（from）doing sth.也是常用结构，表示“阻止某人做某事，阻止某事发生”。

We must stop Jim （from）talking with other students in class. 我们必须阻止吉姆在课堂上同别的学生说话。

Measures should be taken to stop the chemical factory from polluting the rivers. 应该采取措施阻止化工厂污染河流。

② cease后可接动名词或不定式，意义相同。

At last they ceased to talk.

At last they ceased talking. 他们终于停止谈话了。

③ quit后可接名词或动名词，通常不接不定式。

He quit reading to take a walk. 他停下阅读散一会儿步。

I have quit smoking. 我戒烟了。

④ give up后只可接名词或动名词，不可接不定式。

Jim has given up gambling. 吉姆不赌博了。

⑤ bear和endure表示“忍受”时，后可接名词、代词、动名词或不定式。

I can't bear to see you like this. 看到你这个样子我受不了。

She can't bear being laughed at. 她受不了被人嘲笑。

She can't endure to see him go.

She can't endure seeing him go. 看见他走，她真是舍不得。