“動詞+賓語+不定式”是英語中一個十分有用的結構，不僅是考試中的重要考點，而且在口語中也用得非常廣泛。可用于該結構的常用動詞有 advise, allow, ask, bear, beg, cause, command, encourage, expect, forbid, force, get, hate, help, intend, invite, leave, like, mean, need, oblige, order, permit, persuade, prefer, request, remind, teach, tell, trouble, want, warn, wish 等。如：I hate women to smoke. 我不喜歡女人抽煙。The doctor advised me to take a complete rest.? 醫(yī)生建議我完全休息。He didn’t allow the students to go there. 他沒讓學生們去那兒。The cold weather caused the plants to die. 天氣寒冷凍死了植物。He ordered the work to be started at once. 他命令馬上開始工作。We expected him to arrive yesterday.? 我們原認為他昨天會到的。We invited him to take part in the celebration. 我們邀請他一起參加慶祝會。The doctor warned him not to smoke. 醫(yī)生告誡他不要抽煙。My parents encouraged me to study abroad. 父母鼓勵我出國留學。They forced her to sign [into signing] the paper. 他們強迫她在文件上簽字。He persuaded his wife to change her mind. 他說服他妻子改變了主意。 值得注意的是，漢語中許多“……某人做某事”的情形不能想當然地用此結構來翻譯，下面是一些典型的例子： ◆漢語可說“害怕某人做某事”，但英語不說 fear sb to do sth。如：我害怕他會發(fā)現(xiàn)我們。誤：I fear him to find us. 正：I fear that he will find us.◆漢語可說“原諒某人做某事”，但英語不說 excuse [forgive] sb to do sth。如：請原諒我沒有早點給你回信。誤：Excuse me not to answer your letter earlier.誤：Excuse me not to have answered your letter earlier.正：Excuse me for not answering your letter earlier.正：Excuse me for not having answered your letter earlier.正：Excuse my not answering your letter earlier.正：Excuse my not having answered your letter earlier.◆漢語可說“拒絕某人做某事”，但英語不說 refuse sb to do sth。如：他拒絕我使用他的自行車。誤：He refused me to use his bike.正：He refused to let me use his bike. 正：
He didn’t allow me to use his bike.

◆漢語可說“懲罰某人做某事”，但英語不說 punish sb to do sth。如：老師罰他掃地。誤：The teacher punished him to sweep the floor.正：The teacher punished him by requiring him to sweep the floor. ◆漢語可說““建議某人做某事”，但英語不說 suggest sb to do sth。如：他妻子建議他戒煙。誤：His wife suggested him to give up smoking.正：His wife suggested that he (should) give up smoking.正：His wife suggested his [him] giving up smoking. 正：His wife advised him to give up smoking.

◆漢語可說“同意某人做某事”，但英語不說 agree sb to do sth。如：他們同意我做這事。誤：They agreed me to do it.正：They agreed to let me do it.正：They agreed to my doing it.◆漢語可說“通知某人做某事”，但英語不說 inform sb to do sth。如：我已通知他們馬上離開。誤：I've informed them to leave at once.???? 正：I've told them to leave at once.正：正：I've informed them that they must leave at once.◆漢語可說“歡迎某人做某事”，但英語不說 welcome sb to do sth。歡迎你們來我們學校。誤：Welcome you to come to our school.正：Welcome to our school.讓我們歡迎史密斯先生講話。New Roman'"><誤：Let’s welcome Mr Smith to speak.正：Let’s welcome Mr Smith and ask him to speak.◆漢語可說“堅持某人做某事”，但英語不說 insist sb to do sth。如：他堅持要我留在那兒。誤：He insisted me to stay there. 誤：He insisted on me to stay there. 正：He insisted on my staying there.正：He insisted that I (should) stay there.

◆漢語可說“希望某人做某事”，但英語不說 hope sb to do sth。如：他希望他所有的學生都能考上大學。誤：He hopes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.正：He hopes for all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: ' 正：He wishes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.正：He hopes that all of his students can pass the college entrance examinations.◆漢語可說“安排某人做某事”，但英語不說 arrange sb to do sth。如：我已安排他去參加會議。誤：I've arranged him to attend the meeting.正：I've arranged for him to attend the meeting.正：I've arranged that he (should) attend the meeting.◆漢語可說“要求某人做某事”，但英語不說 demand sb to do sth。如：他要求我把一切都告訴他。誤：He demanded me to tell him everything.正：He demanded of me to tell him everything.正：He demanded that I should tell him everything.◆漢語可說“感謝某人做某事”，但英語不說 thank sb to do sth。如：感謝你的邀請。誤：Thank you to invite me.正：Thank you for inviting me.注：I'll thank you to do sth 可表示“求你做某事”、“你……好不好”(用作反語)。如：I'll thank you to be quiet while I'm speaking. 我講話時請你安靜點好不好?！魸h語可說“祝賀某人做某事”，但英語不說 congratulate sb to do sth。如：他寫信祝賀她當選為勞模。誤：He wrote to congratulate her to be chosen as a modern worker.正：He wrote to congratulate her on being chosen as a modern worker.