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To
+ infinitive after
adjectives
(a)
Сравните эти два предложения:
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Jim
doesn't speak very clearly.
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A
It is
difficult to understand
him.
B
He
is difficult to understand.
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Смысл
предложений A
и B
одинаков.
Однако
отметьте, мы говорим `He
is difficult to understand.'
(но
не `He
is difficult to understand him.')
Вы можете употреблять конструкцию
предложения B
после
difficult/easy/impossible/hard
и некоторых
других прилагательных:
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It is not
easy to get
along with her daughter.
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He is
impossible to talk
to.
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They were a lovely
couple to see.
Вы также можете использовать
эту конструкцию после
прилагательное
+ существительное:
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This is a very difficult
question to answer. (но
не `... to answer it')
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Jill is an interesting
person to talk
to.
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I enjoyed the football match. It was an exciting
game to watch.
(b)
Мы употребляем
to
+ infinitive после
the
first/the
second/the
third и т.д., а
также после
the
next и
the
last:
-
Gagarin was
the first man to
travel
in a spacecraft.
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Why am I always
the last to get
the news?
(c)
Вы можете употреблять
конструкцию to
+ infinitive
после ряда прилагательных,
чтобы сказать,
как кто-то относится к чему-то.
Например:
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I am glad
to see
you.
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The doctors are
pleased to inform
you about new toothpaste.
Другие прилагательные,
которые можно употреблять подобным образом:
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happy
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delighted
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disappointed
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amazed
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sorry
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sad
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relieved
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astonished
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(d)
Отметьте, конструкция
- (it
is) nice
of someone to do something.
Такая конструкция возможна
после ряда прилагательных, включая:
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nice
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mean
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silly
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polite
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generous
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kind
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stupid
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clever
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careless
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How kind
of you to let
me come!
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It is very generous
of this old lady to share
her money with us.
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