英语讲义【62】不定式动词短语修饰形容词
<p> 在前两期，谈过了不定式动词短语具有副词功能，可以修饰谓语动词。这里要谈的是不定式动词或短语的另一种功能：修饰形容词。</p><p> 下列是四种不同情况：</p><p> ⒈主语是人，句子里的形容词用来反映主语的情绪或感受 ，如：</p><p> ① <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="bye">bye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p> ② <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p> ③ <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>?</p><p> ④ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p> ①-④里的不定式动词短语（<span word="infinitive">infinitive</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>）都在修饰前面的形容词或等同语，把形容词的含义进一步带出来。</p><p> 类似的形容词甚多，包括：<span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="proud">proud</span>, <span word="furious">furious</span>, <span word="impatient">impatient</span> ；还有形容词等同语 <span word="amazed">amazed</span>, <span word="annoyed">annoyed</span>, <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span>, <span word="delighted">delighted</span> 等，也适用于此。</p><p> ⒉主语也多数是人，形容词反映主语的意图，如：</p><p> ⑤ <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span>.</p><p> ⑥ <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span>?</p><p> ⑦ <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="befriend">befriend</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> ⑧ <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>.</p><p> ⑨ <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.</p><p> ⑩ <span word="It">It</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p>
页:
[1]