动名词的平行

  我们先来看之前的一个例子:

  The bouquet of flowers WAS a giving of love.

  很明显,这里的The bouquet of 和a giving of love 在结构上平行但实际上并不平行,虽然giving 在这里是作为句词使用。而作为这种动名词来说,可以被当作名词来使用,但是词性不纯。我们可以把动名词分为两类来讨论:

 

  1.简单的动名词:Tracking

  satellites accurately is important for the space agency.

  上面的例子中Tracking satellites accurately 可以被something 替换,这种动名词际上是将动词放在中间,而整体作为一个名词。

 

  2. 复合动名词:The

  accurate tracking of satellites is important for the space agency.

  这种形式下,动名词被完全包含在名词词组中,通常前面有冦词或形容词,或者of 的结构中,如:the running of marathons ,marathon running 。

  对于这两种动句词来说,无法相互平行,而且只有复合动名词才能与名词相平行。

  Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions, significant reductions in overall troop levels, raising the rebel flag on holidays, AND a general pardon.

  Withdrawal, reductions, 和 pardon 都是名词,所以这里不能使用raising ,而且这样使用容易让我误解为是一种修饰。

  Right: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions, significant reductions in overall troop levels, THE raising OF the rebel flag on holidays, AND a general pardon.

 

  当然如果存在这种名词我们还是要选择单纯的名词而不是动名词:

   Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND releasing certain political prisoners.

   Wrong: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND THE releasing OF certain political prisoners.

   Right: The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND THE RELEASE OF certain political prisoners.

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