动名词的逻辑主语(理解与用法)
动名词的逻辑主语原则上是在动名词前用物主代词或名词所有格,但在口语中通常用宾格代词或名词普通格用作动名词的逻辑主语。如:
It seems so strange your going like this. 你这样走掉显得很奇怪。
The rain prevented his coming. 大雨使他不能来。
I can't imagine him [his] marrying such a girl. 我无法想象他与那样的女孩结婚。
注:当动名词用作主语位于句首时,通常要用名词所有格或物主代词作动名词的逻辑主语。如:
Mary’s going there is of no help. 玛丽去那儿没什么帮助。
但是,当动名词的逻辑主语是没有生命的东西时,通常不用物主代词或名词所有格。如:
The silence of the library was broken only by the sound of pages being turned over. 图书馆里很安静,只听得见翻书的声音。