動名詞與不定式

　　1) 動名詞與不定式的區別：

　　動名詞表達的是： 狀態，性質，心境，抽象，經常性，已發生的

　　不定式表達的是： 目的，結果，原因，具體，一次性，將發生的

　　2) 接不定式或動名詞，意義相同。

　　3) 動名詞與不定式語義不同的有11 組：

　　stop to do stop doing

　　forget to do forget doing

　　remember to do remember doing

　　cease to do cease doing

　　try to do try doing

　　go on to do go on doing

　　afraid to do afraid doing

　　interested to do interested doing

　　mean to do mean doing

　　regret to do regret doing

　　begin/start to do begin/start doing

　　特殊詞精講

　　stop doing/to do

　　stop to do　停止，中斷做某事后去做另一件事。

　　stop doing　停止做某事。

　　They stop to smoke a cigarette.　他們停下來，抽了根煙。

　　I must stop smoking. 我必須戒煙了。

　　forget doing/to do

　　forget to do　忘記要去做某事。　(未做)

　　forget doing　忘記做過某事。　　(已做)

　　The light in the office is stil on. He forgot to turn it off. 辦公室的燈還在亮著，它忘記關了。(沒有做關燈的動作)

　　He forgot turning the light off. 他忘記他已經關了燈了。( 已做過關燈的動作)

　　Don't forget to come tomorrow. 別忘了明天來。(to come動作未做)

　　try doing/to do

　　try to do　　努力，企圖做某事。

　　try doing　 試驗，試著做某事。

　　You must try to be more careful.　你可要多加小心。

　　I tried gardening but didn't succeed. 我試著種果木花卉，但未成功。

　　go on doing/to do

　　go on to do　做了一件事后，接著做另一件事。

　　go on doing　 繼續做原來做的事。

　　After he had finished his maths，he went on to do his physics. 做完數學后，他接著去做物理。

　　Go on doing the other exercise after you have finished this one. 作完這個練習后，接著做其他的練習

　　be afraid doing/to do

　　be afraid to do　不敢，膽怯去做某事，是主觀上的原因不去做，意為"怕"；

　　be afraid of doing　擔心出現doing的狀況、結果。 doing 是客觀上造成的，意為"生怕，恐怕"。

　　She was afraid to step further in grass because she was afraid of being bitten by a snake. 她生怕被蛇咬著，而不敢在草叢中再走一步。

　　She was afraid to wake her husband. 她不敢去叫醒她丈夫。

　　She was afraid of waking her husband. 她生怕吵醒她丈夫。