Тема 4 Law and Business

Раздел 1 gerund

Вид	Active	Passive
Простой Перфектный	asking having asked	being asked having been asked

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ: в русском языке не существует соответствия герундию. Герундий может переводиться глаголом и существительным.

1.1. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на функции герундия.

1. Collecting coins is her hobby. -

2. I like seeing a good film.

3. Seeing a good film is a pleasure.

4. We thought of sleeping after supper.

5. He went home without doing homework.

6. I don`t like being told what to do.

7. I remember being given a toy drum on my fifth birthday. (= I remember somebody giving me a toy drum...)

8. Mr. Miller hates being kept waiting. (= he hates people keeping him waiting)

9. We managed to climb over the wall without being seen. (= ... without anybody seeing us)

10. They went to the party without being invited.

11. We are proud of having invited Dr Brown to our conference.

12. We are proud of having been invited to the conference.

1.2. Запомните следующие глаголы и выражения, требующие после себя герундия. Переведите предложения.

to avoid to burst out cannot help to deny to enjoy

to excuse to finish to forgive to give up to go on

to keep (on) to mind to postpone to put off to stop

1. I avoided speaking to them about that matter.

2. She burst out crying.

3. They burst out laughing.

4. She denied having been at home that evening.

5. He enjoyed talking of the pleasures of travelling.

6. Excuse my leaving you at such a moment.

7. Please forgive my interfering.

8. He gave up smoking a few years ago.

9. They went on talking.

10. He keeps insisting on my going to the south.

11. Oh please do stop laughing at him.

12. Do you mind my asking you a difficult question?

13. Would you mind coming again in a day or two?

14. I don't mind wearing this dress.

15. She could not help smiling.

16. I cannot put off doing this translation.

17. Though David was tired, he went on walking in the direction of Dover.

1.3. Запомните следующие глаголы и выражения, требующие после себя герундия с определенными предлогами. Переведите предложения.

1. to accuse of – обвинять кого-то

2. to agree to – соглашаться на что-то

3. to approve of – одобрять что-то

4. to be afraid of – бояться кого-то

5. to complain of – жаловаться на что-то

6. to depend on – зависеть от

7. to feel like – иметь желание сделать что-то

8. to give up the idea of – бросить мысль о …

9. to insist on – настаивать на

10. to look forward to – с нетерпением ждать чего-то

11. to object to – возражать против чего-то

12. to persist in – упорствовать в чем-то

13. to prevent from – помешать, предотвращать

14. to rely on – полагаться на

15. to succeed in – преуспевать в

16. to suspect of – подозревать в

17. to thank for – благодарить за

18. to think of – думать о

1. They accuse him of having robbed the house.

2. He never agreed to their going on that dangerous voyage.

3. He did not approve of her drinking so much coffee.

4. The teacher of mathematics did not approve of his pupils dreaming.

5. All the happiness of my life depends on your loving me.

6. I don't feel like seeing him.

7. I insist on being told the truth.

8. I object to his borrowing money from you.

9. I stretched out my hand to prevent her from falling.

10. My friend succeeded in translating this difficult text.

11. She suspected him of deceiving her.

12. The poor peasant thanked Robin Hood heartily for having helped him.

13. He gave up the idea of ever hearing from her.

14. We are looking forward to seeing you again.

15. She always complains of feeling unwell.

16. He persisted in trying to solve that difficult problem.

17. The cold weather prevented the girls from going for long walks.

18. Jane thought of leaving Lowood after Miss Temple's marriage.