句型宝典含动名句4

spend …… （in） V-ing

　　结构︰主词（人）＋spend＋时间＋（in）＋动名词…

　　说明︰此句型意为“…花／用若干时间做…”。要用人做<主词>.等于“It takes＋时间＋to-<不定词>”。

　　He spent his last years （in） teaching and editing earlier writings.

　　他把晚年用在教书和编纂以前的著作。

　　How much time do you spend practicing English everyday？

　　你每天花多少时间练习英文？

　　He is going to spend his last years writing a book on the history of Chinese literature.

　　他打算用晚年写一本中国文学史。

　　She spends too much time （in） dressing herself. 她用太多的时间装扮自己。

　　He spent much of his spare time roaming about the streets.他把大部分的闲暇时间用来逛街。

　　prefer V-ing/N to V-ing/N

　　结构︰主词＋prefer＋动名词／名词…to＋动名词／名词…

　　说明︰此句型意为“宁可…而不愿…；喜欢…而不喜欢…”。<动名词>的位置可以换成<名词>.

　　In the U.S.， people prefer waiting for a table to sitting with people they don't know.

　　在美国，人们宁可等着空的桌子，而不愿和不认识的人坐在一起。

　　Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early. 有些人宁可熬夜，而不早睡。

　　He said he preferred country life to city life. 他说他喜欢乡下生活，而不喜欢都市生活。

　　when it comes to + V-ing

　　结构︰…when it comes to＋动名词／名词

　　说明︰此句型意为“…一谈到…”。请注意 to 是<介系词>，后跟<动名词>，有时也可跟<名词>.

　　Their memory wasn't very good when it came to recalling other things， but they remembered the comet. 一谈到别的事情时，他们的记性并不是很好，但他们却记得彗星。

　　When it comes to making friends， you cannot be too careful.

　　一谈到交朋友，你再怎么小心也不为过。

　　When it came to the summer vacation， we all became excited.

　　一谈到暑假，我们大家都变兴奋了。

　　the + V-ing + of + N ……

　　结构︰the＋动名词＋of＋名词…

　　说明︰本结构在句中充当<主词>，述词或<受词>.

　　The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. 地震本身的真正原因是地球表面的或地底下的岩石断裂或破裂。

　　The building of the bridge is very important for the transportation between the two towns.

　　这座桥的建造对这两个镇的交通很重要。

　　The breaking of his right leg made him walk on crutches only.

　　他右脚的折断使他只有靠拐杖走路。

　　be all for + V-ing ……

　　结构︰主词＋be all for＋动名词…

　　说明︰此句型意为“尽其所能地…”。等于 try one's best to do sth.

　　I was all for calling on each of these ladies. 我尽量去拜访每一位女士。

　　He is praised for his being all for helping the poor. 他因尽力帮助穷人受到了赞美。

　　I am all for jogging early in the morning. 我尽可能一大早慢跑。