| Unit 100 - To + infinitive after adjectives Unit 100
To
+ infinitive after adjectives
(a)
Сравните эти два предложения:
|
Jim
doesn't speak very clearly. |
A It
is difficult to
understand him.
B He is
difficult to understand. |
|
Смысл предложений A и B одинаков. Однако отметьте, мы
говорим
`He is difficult to
understand.'
(но не `He is difficult
to understand
him.') |
Вы можете употреблять
конструкцию предложения
B
после
difficult/easy/impossible/hard
и
некоторых других
прилагательных:
- It is
not easy to
get along with her daughter.
- He
is impossible to
talk to.
- They
were a lovely
couple to see.
Вы также можете использовать
эту конструкцию
после прилагательное +
существительное:
- This is a very
difficult question to answer.
(но не `... to answer it')
- Jill
is an interesting person to talk
to.
- I
enjoyed the football match. It was an exciting game
to watch.
(b)
Мы
употребляем
to + infinitive после
the
first/the second/the third
и т.д.,
а также
после
the next
и
the last:
-
Gagarin was the first man
to travel in a
spacecraft.
- Why am
I always the last to
get the news?
(c)
Вы
можете употреблять конструкцию
to +
infinitive после ряда прилагательных,
чтобы сказать, как кто-то
относится к чему-то.
Например:
- I am
glad to
see you.
- The
doctors are pleased to
inform you about new toothpaste.
Другие прилагательные, которые
можно употреблять
подобным
образом:
|
happy |
delighted |
disappointed |
amazed |
|
sorry |
sad |
relieved |
astonished |
(d)
Отметьте, конструкция - (it
is)
nice of
someone to
do
something. Такая
конструкция
возможна после ряда
прилагательных, включая:
|
nice |
mean |
silly |
polite |
generous |
|
kind |
stupid |
clever |
careless |
|
- How
kind of you to let me
come!
- It is
very generous of this old lady to share her money with
us.
Источник: http://www.egramar.com | 