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学英语者都知道,有些行为动词后只能跟动词不定式作宾语,如hope,wish,refuse,fail,help,decide等;有些则只能跟动名词作宾语,如finish,practise,enjoy,mind,miss,consider,understand,keep等;大多数动词后跟不定式和动名词作宾语都可以,意思也基本相同。如:1)He continued to do his homework．(=He continued doing his homework．)他继续做作业。2)We started to do it yesterday．(=We started doing it yesterday．)我们是昨天开始做这件事的。但也有不少动词后跟不定式或动名词作宾语时,还存在着一些差异。弄明白这种差异,有助于我们准确贴切地使用英语动词。一、不定式常常只表示句子主语的动作或行为,而动名词则可表示任何人的动作或行为。如:
Everyone who learns English knows that some action verbs can only be used as objects with verb infinitives such as hope, wish, refuse, fail, help,decide, etc. Some can only use verbs as objects, such as finish, practise, and enjoyment. Mind, miss, consider, understand, keep, etc.; most verbs followed by infinitives and gerunds as objects can have the same meaning. Such as: 1) Continued to his homework. (=He continued doing his homework.) He continued to do his homework. 2) We started to do it yesterday. (=We started doing it yesterday.) We started doing this yesterday. But there are also some differences when there are many verbs followed by infinitives or gerunds as objects. Understanding this difference helps us to use English verbs accurately and fluently. First, the infinitive often only expresses the action or behavior of the subject of the sentence, while the verb can represent any person’s action or behavior. Such as: