1.有大型動詞后可以跟由不定式構(gòu)成的復合賓語:
He asked me to get in touch with her.
他要我和她取得聯(lián)系。
They encouraged her to try again.
他們鼓勵她再試試。
I like people to tell the truth.
我喜歡人講真話。
You must get her to sign that.
你必須讓她在這上面簽字。
The rain compelled us to stay indoors.
下雨迫使我們留在家里。
I wish you to be happy.
我希望你快樂。
I strongly advised him not to do so.
我極力勸他別這樣做。
I recommend you to take a holiday.
我建議你休一次假。
2.在某些動詞后,只能用to be引起的不定武短語構(gòu)成復合賓語:
I should suppose him to be about fifty.
我想他大約50歲。
Imagine yourself to be in her place.
設(shè)想你處于她的位置。
He found the patient to be a small boy.
他發(fā)現(xiàn)病人是一個小男孩。
They suspected him to be a liar.
他們疑心他是一個愛撒謊的人。
但卻可用不定式的完成形式和進行形式:
I consider him to have acted disgracefully.
我認為他行為不光彩。
He believed her to be telling the truth.
他相信她講的是真話。
3.這類句型常可用在被動結(jié)構(gòu)中:
She was obliged to abandon the idea.
她被迫放棄這個想法。
He was thought to be a spy.
他被認為是間諜。
She was told to be home by ten.
他們讓她十點以前回家。
He was warned not to be there.
有人警告他不要到那里去。
4.在某些動詞后作賓語補語的不定式不帶to:
What made you think so?
什么使你這樣想?
I won't have you cheat me.
我不能讓你騙我。
I saw her face go pale.
我看見她的臉變得蒼白。
Delighted to hear you say that.
聽你這樣講我很高興。
但這種句子變?yōu)楸粍咏Y(jié)構(gòu)時,不定式仍需加to:
He was seen to pick it up.
有人看見他把它撿起的。
She was heard to go downstairs.
有人聽見她下樓。