| What other places do people like to visit? Almost 3 million people visit Alton Towers every year. This ride is called Nemesis. And this one is called Oblivion. Then there’s Madame Tussaud’s … the Tower of London… Legoland … and the London Eye. The London Eye opened in March 2000 and is one of London’s most popular attractions. |
Какие другие места людям нравится посещать? Почти 3 миллиона человек посещают Олтон-Тауэрз каждый год. Эта поездка называется Немесис. И эта называется Обливиэн. Затем есть музей мадам Тюссо … Лондонский Тауэр … Леголэнд … и Лондонский Глаз. Лондонский Глаз открылся в марте 2000 года и является одним из самых популярных аттракционов в Лондоне. |
Preposition + -ing
(a) Если глагол следует за предлогом in at with about и т.д., то он оканчивается на -ing.
Рассмотрим примеры:
| Are you interested | in | working | for us? |
| I’m fed up | at | learning | languages. |
| I’m not very good | with | studying. | |
| The children are excited | about | going | on holiday. |
| What are the advantages | of | having | a car? |
| This knife is only | for | cutting | bread. |
| John went to work | in spite of | feeling | ill. |
| I bought a new bicycle | instead of | going | away on holiday. |
(b) Можно употреблять -ing с before и after:
— Before going out I phoned Ann.
You can also say: `Before I went out I…’
— What did you do after leaving school?
You can also say: `… after you left school?’
(c) Вы можете употребить by -ing, чтобы сказать, как что-то случилось:
— They got into the house by breaking a kitchen window and climbing in.
— You can improve your English by doing a lot of reading.
(d) После without тоже можно использовать -ing:
— Tom left without finishing his dinner.
— She ran five miles without stopping.
— He climbed through the window without anybody seeing him.
(или `… without being seen.’)
— She needs to work without people disturbing her.
(или `… without being disturbed.’)
— It’s nice to go on holiday without having to worry about money.
(e) To — обычно часть неопределенной формы (infinitive). Например:
— They decided to go out.
— I want to play tennis.
Но to также является и предлогом. Примеры:
— Tom went to London.
— He gave the book to Ann.
— I prefer cities to the countryside.
— I’m looking forward to the week-end.
Если за предлогом следует глагол, он оканчивается на -ing (см. раздел a). Поэтому, если to — предлог и за ним следует глагол, надо говорить to -ing. Например:
— I prefer cycling to driving (а не `to drive’)
— I’m looking forward to seeing Ann again. (а не `to see’)