动名词

动名词作为一种非谓语动词，由动词原形在词尾加-ing构成，与现在分词同形，在句子中起名词的作用。动名词在句中充当主语、表语、宾语和定语。

1．作主语。

《剑桥雅思真题7》Test 4 Passage 1

Harnessing the wind would not have been a problem for accomplished sailors like the Egyptians.

对于像埃及人这样有造诣的水手来说，利用风能并不是什么问题。

2．作表语。

《剑桥雅思真题6》Test 3 Passage 3

The trick is finding the right one.

关键是找到正确的方法。

3．作动词的宾语。

《剑桥雅思真题7》Test 4 Passage 3

Subjects reported finding the predictable and unpredictable noise equally annoying.

研究对象报告说，可预测和不可预测的噪音同样令人讨厌。

4．作介词的宾语。

《剑桥雅思真题7》Test 1 Passage 3

The students do not focus their attention on trying to remember the vocabulary, but focus on using the language to communicate.

学生们没有把注意力集中在努力记住词汇上，而是集中在使用语言进行交流上。

5．作定语。

《剑桥雅思真题7》Test 1 Passage 2

As the United Nations report on access to water reiterated in November 2001, more than one billion people lack access to clean drinking water.

正如联合国在2001年11月发布的报告中重申的那样，超过10亿人无法获得干净的饮用水。