Часть 3. Урок № 100.

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But what do the British do at home in their free time?
Well, listening to the radio or to CDs is popular.
So is reading.
And people spend a lot of time visiting or entertaining their friends and family.
But the most popular activity?
You've guessed it.
It's watching TV.

Но что британцы делают дома в свое свободное время?
Ну, слушать радио или компакт-диски популярно.
Также чтение.
И люди проводят много времени посещая или принимая у себя своих друзей и родственников.
Но самое популярное занятие?
Вы уже догадались.
Смотреть телевизор.

 

 

 


Verb + preposition + -ing

(a) Многие глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол (V) + предлог (P) + дополнение.

Например, talk about:

- We talked about the problem. (about это предлог)

Если дополнение является глаголом, то он заканчивается на -ing:

- We talked about going to America. (V + P + -ing)

Вот несколько глаголов, которые входят в конструкцию V + P + -ing:

succeed in

Has Tom succeeded

in

finding a job yet?

feel like (*)

I don't feel

like

going out tonight.

think about/of

Are you thinking

of/about

buying a house?

dream of

I've always dreamed

of

being rich.

approve/disapprove of

She doesn't approve

of

gambling.

look forward to

I'm looking forward

to

meeting her.

insist on

He insisted

on

buying me a drink.

decide against

We decided

against

moving to London.

apologise for

He apologised

for

keeping me waiting.

(*) I feel like doing = Мне хотелось бы сделать, я склонен сделать.

Говорят `apologise to someone for something':

- He apologised to me for keeping me waiting. (а не `he apologised me')

Некоторые глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол + предлог + кто-либо + -ing.

Например:

- We are all looking forward to Peter coming home.

- She doesn't approve of her son staying out late at night.

- They insisted on me (или my) staying with them.

(b) Эти глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол + дополнение + предлог + -ing:

accuse

They accused

me

of

telling lies.

suspect

Did they suspect

the man

of

being a spy?

congratulate

I congratulated

Ann

on

passing the exam.

prevent

What prevented

him

from

coming to the wedding?

stop

We stopped

everyone

from (*)

leaving the building.

thank

I thanked

her

for

being so helpful.

forgive

Please forgive

me

for

not writing to you.

warn

They warned

us

against

buying the car.

 

(*) После stop можно опускать from. Таким образом, Вы можете сказать:

- We stopped everyone leaving (или from leaving) the building.

Некоторые из этих глаголов часто используются в страдательном залоге:

- I was accused of telling lies.

- Was the man suspected of being a spy?

- We were warned against buying it.