句型宝典之含不定词句4

To ， Main Clause

结构︰不定词词组，主要子句

说明︰此类不定词词组通常放在句首，表示目的，修饰主要子句.常用的有 to tell the truth（老实说），to do someone justice（替某人说句公道话），to be brief（简言之），to begin with（首先），to sum up（总之），to make matters worse（更糟的是），so to speak（可以这么说），needless to say（不用说），to say nothing of sth.（更不用说）等。

To make sure that he was at home， I called him up in advance.

为了确定他在家，我事先打电话给他。

To tell the truth， I dont agree to your plan. 老实讲，我不同意你的计划。

To do her justice， she is not as bad as you described. 说句公道话，她并没有你说的那样坏。

To sum up， only when strict punishment can be imposed on the lawless， can social stability be maintained. 总之，唯有当严刑峻罚加之于违法之徒时，才能维持社会安定。

Mary is， so to speak， a hardworking student. 玛丽可说是个用功的学生。

I cant speak English， to say nothing of Chinese. 我不会说英语，更别提中文了。

Needless to say， learning without thinking is useless. 不用说，学而不思则罔。

pretend to

结构︰主词＋pretend＋to-不定词／that-子句

说明︰此句型意为假装。pretend 后面用 to-不定词或 that 子句。

He was pretending to climb a mountain. 他假装在爬山。

She pretended not to go. 她假装不去。

He pretended to be a good man. 他假装是好人。

Lets pretend （that） we are pirates. 让我们玩假装海盗的游戏吧！

stop to

结构︰主词＋stop＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为停下来。若stop＋Ving是停止。

They just dont stop to think. 他们就是不停下来想一想。

They stopped to look into the window. 他们停下来看看橱窗。

I have stopped smoking for half a year. 我已经半年不抽烟了。

be meant to

结构︰主词＋be meant＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为是有意要；是命中注定要。be meant to V有时变成be meant for N。

Some TV programs are meant to be watched today and forgotten tomorrow.

有些电视节目的用意是要今天观赏，明天忘掉。

He believes he is meant to be a great man. 他相信他命中要成为伟人。

This dictionary is meant for you. 这本字典是要给你的。

be + ADJ + to

结构︰主词＋be＋形容词＋to-不定词

说明︰主词实际上是 to-不定词受词，经过转变而移到句首。

It was even more pleasing to look at in the morning light.

它在早晨的光线下看起来更悦目。

The rising sun is especially beautiful to look at from this angle.旭日从这个角度看起来特别美。

I think she is easy to please. 我想她是很容易讨好的。

be likely to

结构︰主词＋be likely＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为可能。likely 表示具有充分根据的预测。有时句型可变为It is likely that 。

Ones first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush.

一个人的第一个印象是，每个人都是匆忙的。

He is likely to arrive at any time. 他可能随时会到。

His health is likely to get worse. 他的健康可能会恶化。

make an/no attempt to

结构︰主词＋make an／no attempt＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为打算要／没有打算要：试图要／没有试图要。

His smile deepened， but he made no attempt to answer.

他的微笑加深了，但他没有打算要回答。

I made no attempt to make friends with her. 我没有打算要和她做朋友。

Will they make any attempt？ 他们会再做另一次的尝试吗？

happen/chance to

结构︰主词＋happen／chance＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为碰巧。

A friend of his happened to be sitting in a railroad-coach next to a young man who was obviously depressed.

他的一个朋友碰巧在火车车厢里坐在一个无精打采的年轻人的身边。

We happened to meet at the station. 我们碰巧在火车站相遇。

He happened to be sleeping. 他碰巧在睡觉。

I chanced to be thinking of the same thing. 我碰巧想到同样的事。

is said to

结构︰主词＋is said＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为据说（现在）是。而is said to have been 是据说（以前）是。

His music is said to be goodor great。 他的音乐据说是好或了不起。

He is said to have been the richest man in Taiwan. 据说他以前是台湾最有钱的人。

They are said to build a hospital here. 据说他们要在这里盖一家医院。

be bound to

结构︰主词＋be bound＋to-不定词

说明︰此句型意为一定。be bound to V是be sure to V（一定）之意，而be bound for是前往之意。

Something is bound to happen one way or another to end the conflict or solve the problem.

事情一定以某种方式发生以结束冲突或解决难题。

He is bound to come tonight. 他今天晚上一定会来。

If so， your points of view are bound to conflict with his.

如果这样的话，你的观点一定会和他的起冲突。