1. feel like+動詞ing(想要做……)
例句: Do you feel like telling me what happened to our teacher yesterday?
分析: 該句是復合句,what happened to...在句中作telling的賓語。
2. can’t help+動詞ing(禁不住,忍不住……)
例句: Catching sight of Kate and Janie, we all can’t help shouting loudly.
分析: 該句是簡單句。分詞短語Catching sight of Kate and Janie在句中作狀語表示時間或原因。
譯文: 看到凱特和吉尼亞,我們都忍不住大聲叫了起來。
例句: Since our chief business with them is to enable them to share in a common life, we cannot help considering whether or not we are forming the powers which will secure this ability. (2009年第49題)
分析: 該句是復合句。其中句子主干是we cannot help considering...。whether or not...this ability作considering的賓語,since引導一個原因狀語從句,可譯為“既然”,which will secure this ability是一個修飾the powers的定語從句。
譯文: 既然我們的主要職責是使他們分享日常生活里的一切,那么我們就不得不考慮自己是否在形成讓他們獲得這種能力的力量。
3. on+動詞ing(一……就)
例句: On hearing the bad news that his father died last night because of cancer, he could not help crying.
分析: 該句是復合句。that his father died last night because of cancer作news的同位語。
譯文: 得知父親因癌癥在昨晚不幸去世的噩耗,他禁不住號啕大哭。
4. It is no use+動詞ing(no use也可用no good, useless,a waste of time, worthless, dangerous, a great pleasure, a bore, worthwhile, pointless, expensive等來替換)以及There is no +動詞ing(不可能)
例句: It is good playing chess with roommates after supper in the dormitory.
分析: 該句是簡單句。
譯文: 晚飯后在宿舍和舍友下棋真好。
例句: There is no telling for me what he is going to do after graduation.
分析: 該句是復合句。what he is going to do after graduation在句中作telling的賓語。
譯文: 對我來說,說出他畢業(yè)后將要去干什么是不可能的。
5. go+動詞ing(表示游戲或運動)
例句: His father frequently goes hunting with his old fellows in the forest after his retirement.
分析: 該句是簡單句。
譯文: 父親在退休后經常和他的老伙計到林中狩獵。