主語(yǔ):
首先,“to do” 和 “-ing”形式具有名詞性,“-ed ”不具備名詞性。也就是說(shuō),“to do” 和 “-ing”可以做主語(yǔ),例如:
To learn a foreign language is not an easy thing.(= It is not an easy thing to learn English.)
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing.
問(wèn)題是這兩種表達(dá)方式有沒(méi)有區(qū)別。語(yǔ)法上沒(méi)有對(duì)或錯(cuò)的區(qū)別,因此不是語(yǔ)法考試的重點(diǎn)
一般講,“to do”較具體的行為或狀態(tài),“-ing”表示較籠統(tǒng)的概念,如“學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)并非易事”一般用“to do”來(lái)表達(dá):To learn a foreign language.is not an easy thing for me.(或:It is not an easy thing for me to learn a foreign language.)
從應(yīng)試角度講,只要記住下面兩個(gè)特殊句型就可以了:
It is no use(或good)+ ing結(jié)構(gòu),例如:
It is no use quarreling with her.(和她爭(zhēng)吵沒(méi)有用?荚嚂r(shí)不要選to quarrel with her)
There is no + ing 結(jié)構(gòu),例如:
There is no denying that women are playing more and more important roles in the world today.(不可否認(rèn),在當(dāng)今世界上,婦女正發(fā)揮越來(lái)越重要的作用。)
There is no joking about this matter.(這事開(kāi)不得玩笑。)