PETS－2语法讲解(43)

worth 的用法
　　worth，worthy，worth-while都为adj.　意为"值得"。
　　1. worth：be worth + n.　 当名词为金钱时，表示"…… 值得……"
　　be worth doing sth.　"……某事值得被做"
　　The question is not worth discussing again and again.
　　2. worthy：be worthy of +n.　当名词为抽象名词时表示"……值得……"
　　be worthy to be done "某事值得被做"
　　The question is not worthy to be discussed againand again.
　　3. worth-while：be worth-while to do sth　 "值得做某事"
　　worth while：It is worth while doing sth
　　　　　　　　　It is worth while sb to do sth.
　　典型例题
　　It is not ____ to discuss the question again and again.
　　A.worth　B.worthy　C.worth-while　D.worth while
　　答案C. 由worth的用法可知，此句只适合词组be worth-while to do sth.。因此选C。