不定式或动词ing形式作某些动词的宾语时,如果其后跟宾语补足语,这时常用it作形式宾语,而把不定式或动词ing形式后置。
The teacher found it difficult to ban students from carrying mobile phones.
老师发现禁止学生带手机很难。
He feels it no use telling her about it.
他觉得告诉她这件事是徒劳无益的。
3.有些动词(短语)后既可接不定式作宾语,也可接动词ing形式作宾语,但在意义上有很大差异。
What a poor memory!I forgot borrowing money from him yesterday.But today I forgot to return the money to him.
多么差的记忆力!昨天我忘了向他借过钱,但今天我又忘了把钱还给他。
-That would mean wasting a lot of labor.那将意味着浪费很多劳动力。
-Really? I don't mean to waste any labor.真的吗?我不打算浪费劳动力。
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