① 這種結(jié)構(gòu)表示做某種工作,做某種事,尤指做家務(wù)。常用的有:
do the cooking 做飯
do the cleaning 清掃
do the washing up 洗衣服
do the painting 漆東西
do the typing 打字
② 本結(jié)構(gòu)中的the也可以是some,any,much,a lot of,a little,a bit of,more等,表示量的多少。參見上文。
比較
She has already done the cooking. 她已經(jīng)做好飯了。
She does much cooking at home. 家里做飯主要靠她。
He usually does the shopping at the shop. 他通常去那個(gè)店里買東西。
He did some shopping at the shop yesterday. 他昨天去那個(gè)店里買了些東西。