| But what do the British do at home in their free time? Well, listening to the radio or to CDs is popular. So is reading. And people spend a lot of time visiting or entertaining their friends and family. But the most popular activity? You’ve guessed it. It’s watching TV. |
Но что британцы делают дома в свое свободное время? Ну, слушать радио или компакт-диски популярно. Также чтение. И люди проводят много времени посещая или принимая у себя своих друзей и родственников. Но самое популярное занятие? Вы уже догадались. Смотреть телевизор. |
Verb + preposition + -ing
(a) Многие глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол (V) + предлог (P) + дополнение.
Например, talk about:
— We talked about the problem. (about – это предлог)
Если дополнение является глаголом, то он заканчивается на -ing:
— We talked about going to America. (V + P + -ing)
Вот несколько глаголов, которые входят в конструкцию V + P + -ing:
| succeed in | Has Tom succeeded | in | finding a job yet? |
| feel like (*) | I don’t feel | like | going out tonight. |
| think about/of | Are you thinking | of/about | buying a house? |
| dream of | I’ve always dreamed | of | being rich. |
| approve/disapprove of | She doesn’t approve | of | gambling. |
| look forward to | I’m looking forward | to | meeting her. |
| insist on | He insisted | on | buying me a drink. |
| decide against | We decided | against | moving to London. |
| apologise for | He apologised | for | keeping me waiting. |
(*) I feel like doing = Мне хотелось бы сделать, я склонен сделать.
Говорят `apologise to someone for something’:
— He apologised to me for keeping me waiting. (а не `he apologised me’)
Некоторые глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол + предлог + кто-либо + -ing.
Например:
— We are all looking forward to Peter coming home.
— She doesn’t approve of her son staying out late at night.
— They insisted on me (или my) staying with them.
(b) Эти глаголы входят в конструкцию глагол + дополнение + предлог + -ing:
| accuse | They accused | me | of | telling lies. |
| suspect | Did they suspect | the man | of | being a spy? |
| congratulate | I congratulated | Ann | on | passing the exam. |
| prevent | What prevented | him | from | coming to the wedding? |
| stop | We stopped | everyone | from (*) | leaving the building. |
| thank | I thanked | her | for | being so helpful. |
| forgive | Please forgive | me | for | not writing to you. |
| warn | They warned | us | against | buying the car. |
(*) После stop можно опускать from. Таким образом, Вы можете сказать:
— We stopped everyone leaving (или from leaving) the building.
Некоторые из этих глаголов часто используются в страдательном залоге:
— I was accused of telling lies.
— Was the man suspected of being a spy?
— We were warned against buying it.