485　stop to do sth.和stop doing sth.

　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，谈谈话。

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

It stopped to rain . （误）

It stopped raining . （正）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... ）

How about stopping to have some coffee? 停下来喝点咖啡怎样？

She stopped to answer the telephone. 她停下来接电话。

The baby stopped crying and listened to the music. 婴儿不哭了，听起了音乐。