习惯上后接to do sth和of doing sth的常见名词

of doing sth

，虽然不如接不定式普遍。如：

I admire his ability of doing the work quickly.

我羡慕他工作做得快。

2. ambition

雄心，抱负，夙愿

表示

“

想做某事的雄心

”

，其后 通常接不定式。如：

She realized her ambition to succeed as an artist.

她实现了成为艺术家的抱负。

His parents do not sympathize with his ambition to be an actor.

他父母不赞成他当演员的志

愿。

有时也接

of doing sth

，但不如接不定式的情形普通。如：

She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer.

她一直没有实现当名作家的

夙愿。

My family is right behind me in my ambition to become [of becoming] a doctor.

我们家对我

立志当医生完全支持。

3. challenge

挑战

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按传统语法，要表示

“

做某事的挑战

”“

挑战做某事

”

，

challenge

后习惯上要接不定式。

< br>如：

I took up his challenge to run a race.

我接受他提出和我赛跑的挑战。

He accepted his friend’s challenge to swim across the river.

他接受朋友的挑战，比赛游过

河去。

但是，在现代英语中，名词

challenge

后面有时也可后接

of doing sth

作定语， 虽然不如

接不定式普遍。如：

Ms Garvey now faces the challenge of improving the city’s public transportation system.

加

维女士目前正面临着改善该市公共交通运输系统的挑战。

4. chance

机会；可能性

(1)

表示做某事的机会，

chance

（可数或不可数）后面可接不定式作定语，也可接

of

doing sth

作定语。如：

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It is a good chance to study [of studying] English.

这是学习英语的好机会。

Please give me a chance to explain.

请给我一个机会来让我解释一下。

She grabbed the chance to work for the company and accepted the job immediately.

< br>她抓住

机会，立即接受了这个职位，为这家公司工作。

(2)

表示做某事的可能性，

chance

（不可数）后面通常接

of doing sth

，很少接不定式。

如：

They should have a good chance of winning the competition.

他们应该很有可能赢得比赛。

To be frank with you, I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.

说实在的，我

5. determination

决心，决定

(1)

若泛指做某事的决心或决定，其后通常接不定式作定语。如：

She had a determination to go abroad.

她决心出国。

(2)

若特指（如有定冠词或物主代 词修饰）某人做某事的决心或决定，其后可接动词不

定式或

of doing sth

（但远不如接不定式普通）。如：

The president underlined his determination to pursue the rebels.

总统强调了他追捕叛乱分

子的决心。

This latest development has further strengthened my determination to leave.

最近事态的发

展更增强了我离开的决心。

He came with the determination to stay [of staying] only one week.

他来的时候决定只留一

个星期。

6. favour

善行，恩惠

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表示

“

善行

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和

“

恩惠

”

的具体内容，其后可接不定式或

of doing sth

。如：

Do me the favour to open the window. / Do me the favour of opening the window.

劳驾请把

窗户打开。

但在

in favour of doing sth

（赞成做某事）中，不用不定式。如：

I am in favour of going to the theatre.

我赞成去看戏。

Are you in favour of soaking the rich?

你赞成向富人多征税吗

?

They decided in favour of reducing the fees.

他们决定减低费用。

7. honour

荣幸，荣誉

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表示

“

有幸做某事

”“

荣幸地做某事

”

，说成英语通常 是

have the honour of doing sth

。如：

She has the honor of being given an award.

她荣幸地被授予奖学金。

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