6.1 动名词作主语、宾语和表语

6.1 动名词作主语、宾语和表语

1）作主语。例如：

　　 Fighting broke out between the South and the North. 南方与北方开战了。

　2）作宾语　

　 a. 有些动词可以用动名词作宾语。例如：

例如：Would you mind turning down your radio a little, please? 你把收音机音量调小一点，好吗

　      The squirrel was lucky that it just missed being caught. 这松鼠幸运得很，刚逃避了被逮住的厄运。　　　　

　 b. 有些结构后面可以用动名词作宾语或其他成分。例如：

3）作表语，对主语说明、解释。例如：

Her job is washing, cleaning and taking care of the children. 她的工作是洗刷、清扫和照顾孩子。

比较：She is washing, cleaning and taking care of the children.

  4）作定语，一般表示所修饰名词事物的用途。例如：

a writing desk=a desk for writing 写字台

a swimming pool=a pool swimming 游泳池

有些动名词作定语，与所修饰的名词关系比较复杂。例如：

boiling point=a temperature point at which something begins to boil 沸点

a walking tractor=a tractor which a driver can operate while he or she is walking behind it 手扶拖拉机