不定式的被动式和完成式可以作主语吗
2024-07-31 15:41:08 学考宝 作者:佚名
问题描述
不定式的主动式(一般式)可以作主语,如:
To talk with him is a great pleasure. 和他谈话是一件非常愉快的事。
但是不定式的被动式和完成式也可以作主语吗?比如可以这样说吗?
To have talked with him is a great pleasure. 和他谈过话是一件非常愉快的事。
To be talked with is a great pleasure. 被找去谈话是一件非常愉快的事。
谢谢老师解析!
老师答疑
陈老师:
不定式的完成式和被动式都可用作主语的。你的两个句子也是可以的。又如:
▲不定式的被动式作主语
To be appreciated as a parent is quite unusual. 可怜天下父母心。(《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》)
To be attacked by the enemy is not a bad thing, but a good thing. 被敌人反对是好事,不是坏事。(《薄冰高级英语语法》)
To be offered a place at such a good university is quite an achievement. 获得这样好的大学录取是件很了不起的事。《牛津英语搭配词典》
▲不定式的完成式作主语
To have known her is a privilege. 认识了她真是荣幸。(《薄冰高级英语语法》)
To have made the same mistake twice was unforgivable. 两次犯同样的错误是不可原谅的。(《牛津实用英语语法》第四版)
To have told my secret would have given me away. 要是讲出了我的秘密就是把我自己出卖了。(《张道真英语语法》)