主語:
首先,“to do” 和 “-ing”形式具有名詞性,“-ed ”不具備名詞性。也就是說,“to do” 和 “-ing”可以做主語,例如:
To learn a foreign language is not an easy thing.(= It is not an easy thing to learn English.)
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing.
問題是這兩種表達方式有沒有區(qū)別。語法上沒有對或錯的區(qū)別,因此不是語法考試的重點
一般講,“to do”較具體的行為或狀態(tài),“-ing”表示較籠統(tǒng)的概念,如“學(xué)習(xí)外語對我來說并非易事”一般用“to do”來表達:To learn a foreign language.is not an easy thing for me.(或:It is not an easy thing for me to learn a foreign language.)
從應(yīng)試角度講,只要記住下面兩個特殊句型就可以了:
It is no use(或good)+ ing結(jié)構(gòu),例如:
It is no use quarreling with her.(和她爭吵沒有用。考試時不要選to quarrel with her)
There is no + ing 結(jié)構(gòu),例如:
There is no denying that women are playing more and more important roles in the world today.(不可否認(rèn),在當(dāng)今世界上,婦女正發(fā)揮越來越重要的作用。)
There is no joking about this matter.(這事開不得玩笑。)