动词+名词+介词+- ing 形式

对不起，我迟到了。Please excuse me for being late   

昨天晚上什么事使你不能和我们在一起What prevented you from joining us last night

桑迪很快就开始就和老板的女儿套近乎了。Sandy wasted no time in getting to know the boss's daughter   

 我们喜欢他教英语的方式。We like his way of teaching English  

他几乎没有什么希望通过考试。He has little hope of passing the examination   

我在和外国人交谈方面没有什么困难。I have no difficulty in communicating with foreigners   

天天吃同样的东西我感到腻烦了。I'm tired of having the same food every day   

 没有被邀请出席聚会，彼得很生气。Peter is angry about not being invited to the party  

是谁负责组织这次大会？Who's responsible for organizing this conference

 what,  how about +- ing 形式

去散步好不好？What about going for a walk

现在来下盘棋好吗How about playing a game of chess now

 to 既可以是介词，也可以是不定式符号，在使用中比较容易混淆。若是不定式符号， to 后接动词原形；若是介词， to 后需接- ing 形式。

承认做了某事admit to doing something

适用于做某事apply to doing something

反对做某事object to doing something

负责做某事see to doing something

坚持做某事stick to doing something

喜欢上做某事take to doing something

专心致力于做某事apply oneself to doing something

把……献给做某事devote something to doing something

献身于做某事devote oneself to doing something

把……限制在某事的范围内limit something to doing

使某人沦为做某事reduce somebody to doing something

献身于做某事give one's life to doing something

专心做某事give one's mind to doing something

厌恶做某事have a dislike to doing something

注意做某事have an eye to doing something

反对(反感)做某事have an objection to doing something

注意做某事pay attention to doing something

决心做某事set one's mind to doing something

等于做某事,能胜任做某事be equal to doing something

习惯于做某事be used to doing something

反对做某事be opposed to doing something

使某人沦为做某事be reduced to doing something

把时间（钱、精力等）献给做某事be devoted to doing something

把……限制在做某事的范围内be limited to doing something

开始做某事,认真处理某事get down to doing something

盼望做某事look forward to doing something

你认为做某事如何?what do you say to doing something

你必须习惯用冷水洗脸。You must get used to washing your face with cold water   

约翰已承认了打碎窗子。John has admitted to breaking the window   

我盼望今年暑假见到你。I'm looking forward to seeing you this summer vacation   

他为全人类的利益献出了自己的一生。He has devoted his whole life to benefiting mankind   

然而 另有一些人强烈反对发展私人小汽车。However  others strongly object to developing private cars   

他能胜任这项任务。He is equal to doing this task   

他妻子死后不久，这人就开始嗜酒。The man took to drinking shortly after his wife died   

难道还没到你安下心来阅卷的时间吗？Isn't it time you got down to marking those papers?

动词的- ing 形式可以在 see,  hear,  notice,  watch,  feel,  smell,  look at,  listen to,  observe,  find, 等表示感官和心理状态的动词后面作宾语补足语，和一个名词或代词一起构成复合宾语。

我们听见孩子们在楼上叫喊。We heard the children shouting upstairs   

我下车的时候注意到一个男人从银行里跑出来。I noticed a man running out of the bank when I got off the car   

我觉得我的心在猛烈地跳动。I felt my heart beating violently   

在 see  hear  feel  watch  notice 等感官动词后，既可用动词的- ing 形式构成复合宾语，也可用不定式构成复合宾语，

用动词的- ing 形式时，表示动作正在进行；

用不定式时，表示动作发生了，即动作的全过程结束了。

他看见一个女孩在上汽车。 He saw a girl getting on the car   

她在上汽车She was getting on the car   

 他看见一个女孩上车开走了。 He saw a girl get on the car and drive off  

 她上车开走了  She got on the car and drove off

你听见有人在敲门吗？do you hear someone knocking at the door

有人在敲门Someone is knocking at the door  

 你听见有人敲门了吗？ do you hear someone knock at the door  

 刚才有人敲门 Someone knocked at the door just now

如果宾语补足语是一系列的动作，通常只能用不定式来表示，不用动词的- ing 形式。

我看见他走进房间，坐了下来，点燃了一根香烟。I saw him enter the room  sit down and light a cigarette   

动词的- ing 形式也可用在 have，  get，  leave，  keep，  set，  catch， 等表示“致使”的动词后作宾语补足语。

他们不应该不让我们知道他们下一步要做什么。They should not leave us wondering what they will do next   

我不允许你在房间里跑来跑去。I won't have you running about in the room   

我们使火整夜燃烧着。We kept the fire burning all night long   

说明被修饰名词的用途和性能。

阅览室a reading room

a room which is used for reading

跑鞋running shoes

shoes for running

工作方法，a working method 

a method of working

缝纫机a sewing machine

游泳池a swimming pool

画板a drawing board

餐车a dining car

驾驶许可证a driving permit

手杖a walking stick

歌咏比赛a singing competition

候车室a waiting room

表示所修饰的人或物的动作或状态，在意思上接近一个定语从句，可以表示正在进行的动作，也可表示经常性动作或当时的状态。

发展中国家developing countries 

countries that are developing

看起来很普通的房子an ordinary - looking house

a house that looks ordinary

困扰人的问题a puzzling problem

a problem that puzzles somebody

劳动人民是我们国家的主人。The working people are masters of our country   

不要惹麻烦。Let sleeping dogs lie   

令人失望的戏剧a disappointing play

惊人的冒险an astonishing adventure

正在沸腾的水boiling water

熟睡的婴儿a sleeping baby

狂吠的狗a barking dog

落日the setting sun

下一周the coming week

逐渐衰退的视力failing sight