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5.2.3 动词不定式作表语

三、 不定式作表语
(一)一种情况为主语是不定式(表示条件),表语也是不定式(表示结果)

    To see is to believe/ To work means to earn a living.

(二)另一种情况主语是以aim, duty, hope, idea, happiness, job, plan, problem, purpose, thing, wish等为中心的名词,或以what引导的名词性从句,不定式表语对主语起补充说明作用

    His wish is to buy a luxurious car in the near future. / The boss's plan is to start building the skycraper immediately. / What I want to say is to get rid of the plan forever.

  1. The function of Louis Sullivan's architecture was providing [A] large uninterrupted floor areas [B] and to allow ample light [C] into the interior [D] .
  2. The most important [A] thing is negociate [B] with them about [C] the future of [D] the plant.