有些动词后接宾语时

有些动词后接宾语时，既可接不定式，又可接动名词，但有区别。

如 1. like to do “喜欢做某事”，指一次性动作。

如 I like to swim in this river now.like doing “喜欢做某事”，指习惯性动作。如 I like swimming. 类似的还有：dislike to do / doing (“不喜欢做某事”)， hate to do / doing (“讨厌做某

事”)， love to do / doing (“热爱做某

事”)， prefer to do / doing (“更喜欢做某事”)。2. remember to do “记得要去做某

事”如 She remembered to see her parents the next day. remember d oing “记得做过某

事”如 I remembered meeting her yesterday.3. forget to do “忘了要去做某

事”如 They always forget to have lunch when they are busy. forge t doing “忘了做过某

事”如 I forgot phoning Tom, so I phoned him the second time. 4. try to do “试图(尽力)做某

事”如 He tried to catch the early bus and he got on it at last. tr y doing “试图(试着)做某

事”如 I tried getting on well with the new students.5. mean to do “打算做某事”如 Jack meant to help others. mean doing “意味着做某事”如 Drinking means wasting your life.6. need to do “需要做某事” (主语必须是人) 如 We need to have a rest. need doing “需要做某事”(主语必须是

物) 如 The bike needs mending. ( = The bike needs to be mended)7. wa nt to do “想要做某事” (主语必须是

人) 如 We want to have a rest. want doing “想要做某事”(主语必须是物) 如 The bike wants mending. ( = The bike wants to be mended)8. beg in to do与begin doing 都译作“开始做某事”，二者可以混用。但是

begin doing更强调动作不但开始，而且一直持续下去。

如 The baby began crying hard. 而在下类情况下只用begin to do, 不用begin doing：○1当主语是物时。如 It began to snow. ○2当begin用进行时的时候。如 The train is beginning to leave.○3当begin后接表示心理活动的动词(如think, understand, know)时。

如 She began to understand her parents. 注：begin的用法完全适用于start。9. go on to do “继续做某事”，指做不同的事。

如 After reading English, she went on to learn math. go on doing “继续做某事”，指做同一件事，相当于_go on with sth 。

如 When I was writing a letter, someone knocked at the door. I opened the door and then went on writing the letter (= …went on with the l etter).10. continue to do “继续做某事”，指做不同的事。

如 After reading English, she continued to learn math. continue d oing “继续做某事”，指做同一件事。

如 When I was writing a letter, someone knocked the door. I opened th e