75 動名詞復合結構的構成:my doing / Tom’s doing Track 075
名詞性物主代詞(如his,my,your等)或名詞所有格(如Mary’s,Tom’s等)與動名詞連用,即構成動名詞的復合結構 (his doing,Mary’s doing),用來交代動名詞的邏輯主語,以區(qū)別于句子主語。請比較:
a. Clint insisted on reading the letter.
克林特堅持要看信。(克林特看了信)
Clint insisted on my reading the letter.
克林特堅持要我看信。(我不得不看信)
b. Would you mind telling us the whole story?
你是否愿意把事情的經過告訴我們? (telling的邏輯主語是you)
Would you mind Tom’s telling us the whole story?
= Would you mind if Tom tells us the whole story?
你是否愿意讓湯姆把事情經過告訴我們? (telling的邏輯主語是Tom)
c. He disliked working late.
他不喜歡工作到很晚。
He disliked my working late.
他不喜歡我工作到很晚。
d. I object to making private calls on this phone.
我不贊成用這部電話機打私人電話。
I object to his making private calls on this phone.
我不贊成他用這部電話機打私人電話。