專門替中國人寫的英語語法9-2：動名詞（Gerund）

　　9-2 動名詞(Gerund)

　　所謂動名詞，乃是將一個(gè)動詞，字尾加上ing，一夜之間，這個(gè)動詞就可以當(dāng)作名詞用了。請看以下的例子：

　　I like singing.

　　Playing basketball is good for you.

　　Do you enjoy listening to classical music?

　　Is traveling around the world meaningful to you?

　　Studying English is not difficult.

　　我們不妨將動名詞的用法分一下類：

　　1.動名詞可用作主詞，如:

　　Playing tennis is enjoyed by many people.

　　Taking drugs is avoided by most people.

　　Being kind to others is important for every one.

　　Respecting your parents shows good character.

　　2.動名詞可以用作動詞的受詞，如:

　　I enjoy studying English.

　　He does not mind walking long distances.

　　I have never enjoyed being alone in my life.

　　He loves swimming.

　　3.動名詞可以用作介系詞(preposition)的受詞，英文里有很多介系詞，at, in, about, of, on等等都是介系詞，介系詞后面必定跟一個(gè)名詞，也是它的受詞，舉例來說

　　on the table

　　in my home

　　about Hitler

　　of my life

　　on this island

　　各位一定注意到，每一個(gè)介系詞后面都有一個(gè)名詞，作為它的受詞。

　　動名詞是可以作為介系詞的受詞的，如：

　　This book is about traveling.

　　He is responsible for cleaning the kitchen.

　　My brother is capable of writing programs.

　　You just keep on going straight.

　　在下面，我們要給各位更多有關(guān)gerund的例子，各位不妨看看每一個(gè)句子中，那個(gè)動名詞是作什么用的。

　　Instead of swimming, he walks every morning.

　　He likes walking in the woods.

　　Are you interested in playing tennis?

　　Loving is to be kind to others.

　　Reading is important to students.

　　In addition to traveling, he also likes reading novels.

　　You will be happy by helping others.

　　He is worried about being late.

　　I finished writing the report yesterday.

　　They thanked me for lending them money.

　　He has never finished writing the novel.

　　She is in change of teaching English in our school.

　　My father objected to my going to the summer camp.

　　Please stop joking about my brother.

　　I look forward to seeing you.

　　He has never enjoyed traveling.

　　She was excited about going abroad.

　　I consider gambling a bad thing to do.

　　I have never dreamed of flying an airplane.

　　He suggested talking to our teacher.

　　I believe in doing some kind of exercise every day.

　　Playing the piano is no fun at all.

　　Nancy is accustomed to sleeping late.

　　Are you tired of driving for so long?

　　You should forgive others for doing wrong things.

　　He insists on getting up early every morning.

　　Thank you for participating in my concert.

　　He is used to studying alone.

　　They are not used to speaking English.

　　He is accustomed to being polite to others.

　　I object to seeing dirty movies.

　　You should take advantage of studying in such a good place.