75 动名词复合结构的构成:my doing / Tom’s doing Track 075
名词性物主代词(如his,my,your等)或名词所有格(如Mary’s,Tom’s等)与动名词连用,即构成动名词的复合结构 (his doing,Mary’s doing),用来交代动名词的逻辑主语,以区别于句子主语。请比较:
a. Clint insisted on reading the letter.
克林特坚持要看信。(克林特看了信)
Clint insisted on my reading the letter.
克林特坚持要我看信。(我不得不看信)
b. Would you mind telling us the whole story?
你是否愿意把事情的经过告诉我们? (telling的逻辑主语是you)
Would you mind Tom’s telling us the whole story?
= Would you mind if Tom tells us the whole story?
你是否愿意让汤姆把事情经过告诉我们? (telling的逻辑主语是Tom)
c. He disliked working late.
他不喜欢工作到很晚。
He disliked my working late.
他不喜欢我工作到很晚。
d. I object to making private calls on this phone.
我不赞成用这部电话机打私人电话。
I object to his making private calls on this phone.
我不赞成他用这部电话机打私人电话。
a. Clint insisted on reading the letter.
克林特坚持要看信。(克林特看了信)
Clint insisted on my reading the letter.
克林特坚持要我看信。(我不得不看信)
b. Would you mind telling us the whole story?
你是否愿意把事情的经过告诉我们? (telling的逻辑主语是you)
Would you mind Tom’s telling us the whole story?
= Would you mind if Tom tells us the whole story?
你是否愿意让汤姆把事情经过告诉我们? (telling的逻辑主语是Tom)
c. He disliked working late.
他不喜欢工作到很晚。
He disliked my working late.
他不喜欢我工作到很晚。
d. I object to making private calls on this phone.
我不赞成用这部电话机打私人电话。
I object to his making private calls on this phone.
我不赞成他用这部电话机打私人电话。