三、动名词的时态和语态
1.动名词时态和语态的形式
2.动名词的一般式
(1)表示与谓语动作同时发生或在谓语动作之后。
I was not aware of your being so lazy.我不知道你当时那么懒。
There is no hope of his succeeding.他没有成功的希望。
(2)表示发生在谓语动作之前。
He was scolded for telling a lie.他因说谎而挨骂。
I remember mailing the letter.我记得寄了那封信。
3.动名词的完成式:表示发生在谓语动词之前的动作或状态
Are you not ashamed of having failed? 你对你的失败不感觉可耻吗?
He was accused of having stolen a watch.他被控偷表。
4.动名词的被动式:表示动名词的逻辑主语与动名词为被动关系
He didn’t mind being left at home.把他留在家里他并不介意。
It felt funny being called Grandmother.被人叫作祖母感到怪怪的。
I don’t mind having been described like this.我不在乎被描写成这样。
5.特殊词汇的动名词用法
(1)need,want,require表示“需要”时,用doing表示被动意义,相当于to be done。
He needs encouraging/to be encouraged.他需要鼓励。
Your hair wants cutting/to be cut.你需要理发了。
The front gate requires mending/to be mended.前门需要修理。
(2)deserve表示“值得”时,用doing表示被动意义,相当于to be done。
I don’t think his article deserves reading/to be read.我认为他的文章不值一读。
(3)worth表示“值得”,用doing表示被动意义。
The film is worth seeing twice.这个片子值得看两遍。
None of it is worth keeping.这东西一点儿也不值得保存。
【提示】 worth接名词时,只能是表示钱数的词或者相当于代价的词。
The car is worth $50,000/so much/the price.这辆车值五万美元/那么多/那个价。
(4)worthy表示“值得做某事”,后接 of being done或to be done。
This question is worthy of being discussed further.这问题值得更进一步地讨论。
this question is worthy to be discussed further.
【提示】 “be worthy of+n.” 中接普通名词,但不能接表示钱数的词。
The museum is worthy of a visit.这博物馆值得一看。