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5.2.5 动词不定式作状语

 五、不定式作状语

    注意作状语的动词不定式要与其逻辑主语在意义上和数上的一致。

(一)表示目的

  1. _____ its plans to promote disarmaments,the party has decided to establish a campaign headquarters with Benjamin Seaman as its leader.
    [A]Although
    [B]To carry out
    [C]Except that
    [D] Make
  2. _____pure lead,the lead ore is mined,then smelted,and finally refined.
    [A] Obtaining
    [B] Being obtained
    [C] To obtain
    [D] It is obtained
  3. When they met,Leonardo and his enemy were fighting _____ .
    [A]killed each other
    [B]killing each other
    [C]to be killed each other
    [D]to kill each other

(二) 表示结果,在这种情况下,不定式的逻辑主语也是全句的主语

    He must be cripple not to walk by himself./It seems that the employee didn't sleep at all to be so sleepy in the early morning. / What have I done for you to deserve such an amount of money?
    还有固定搭配的不定式表示结果:so...as to; such(...) as to ...; enough to...; too...to...; in order to ... 等
    We have got so plenty of food as to treat our guests./ Is that room big enough to seat all of us?/ He is too young to fit that job.

(三) 表示原因

    It's very kind of you to say so. / I am pretty pleased to hear the news that you are elected as the president of the club. / I'm sorry to interrupt you. / They are quite surprised to see the great changes taking place in the area.

(四) 伴随状况

    在下列表示能力、愿望、倾向等语义的形容词后边也要接不定式:able(但其同义词" capable"后面要接"of+动名词"),anxious, eager, glad, inclined(倾向于),liable, likely, pleased, ready等。

  1. Certain [A] minerals are magnetic and are able to detected [B] by instruments that measure [C] differences in the Earth's magnetic fields [D] .