一、动名词作宾语比较常见的用法是在句中作直接宾语,是谓语动词的承受者,例如:
I love sleeping through the night.我喜欢整晚睡觉。
My parents prefer eating dinner alone.我父母更喜欢一个人吃晚饭。
Wewould not recommend travelling without insurance.我们不建议没有保险的旅行。
His daughter enjoys fixing broken bicycles.他女儿喜欢修理坏自行车。
Do they like swimming with dolphins?他们喜欢和海豚一起游泳吗?
二、动名词在句中作间接宾语,受谓语动词的影响,表示谓语动作的方向或动作的目标,而且间接宾语往往不是有生命的,例如:
As part of her new wellness regimen, Jenny made sleeping through the night her priority.作为她新的健康疗法的一部分,珍妮把彻夜睡眠作为她的首要任务。
Clinton gave running for president his best shot.克林顿为竞选总统尽了最大努力。
We make writing three poems a requirement to pass our course.我们要求写三首诗才能通过我们的课程。
Men don’t always see raising children well as an accomplishment.男人并不总是把养育孩子看作是一种成就。
Why don’t you make completing a marathon your main goal?你为什么不把完成马拉松作为你的主要目标呢?