商務英語郵件to后面怎么加動詞ing

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商務英語郵件to后面怎么加動詞ing

　　商務英語郵件寫作中，to后面什么時候可以加動詞ing?一起來看看下面的例子吧。

商務英語郵件to后面怎么加動詞ing

　　EX. I look forward to talking to you on Friday afternoon.

　　例句：我期待下周五與你的談話。

　　As the example above shows, sometimes it is correct to use “to” plus the –ing form of a verb.

　　從例句里我們可以看到，有時“to”也可以加動詞-ing形式。

　　Many non-native English speakers are reluctant to use –ing after “to”. Maybe this is because you learnt at school that after “to” a verb should always be in the infinitive.

　　許多非英語國家的人都不喜歡在“to”后面加動詞-ing形式。這可能是因為你們學校里的老師告訴你們“to”后面一般都跟動詞不定式。

　　This is only half true. “To” actually has two uses – EITHER as an infinitive marker (e.g. The Company wishes to purchase the shares), OR as a preposition (e.g. He has gone to lunch).

　　其實不然。事實上“to”有兩種用法，一種是動詞不定式的標志(比如：這家公司想要收購股份。)，另一種，用作介詞。(比如：他去吃飯了。)

　　When “to” acts as a preposition it is usually followed by an –ing form (which in this case is a gerund) or a noun/noun phrase, as in these examples:

　　當“to”作介詞時，后面通常會跟著動詞-ing形式(動名詞)或者名詞/名詞詞組，比如：

　　EX1. There is no obstacle to registering the company.

　　EX2. There is no obstacle to the registration of the company.

　　例句：注冊這家公司沒有困難。

　　EX1. I do not recommend committing yourself to purchasing the shares yet.

　　EX2. I do not recommend committing yourself to the purchase of the shares yet.

　　例句：我現在還不建議你去收購那些股份。

　　EX1. I look forward to hearing from you.

　　EX2. I look forward to your reply.

　　例句：我期待你的回復。

　　There are, of course, exceptions to this rule. The next post looks at these.

　　當然，“to”加動詞-ing也有例外的時候。敬請期待下次更新。