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to INFINITIVEtU:prepused before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive用于动词前，表不定式To is used after some verbs, especially when the action referred to in the infinitive is to happen later.表示将要发生She agreed to help.她同意帮忙。I'll have to tell him.我必须要告诉他。You promised not to say anything!你答应过什么也不说的！I asked her to have the report finished by Friday.我要她星期五之前完成这份报告。I don't expect to be finishing any later than seven.我不想晚于7点结束。Sadly she didn't live to see her grandchildren.令人伤心的是她没有活着看到她的孙辈。Many verbs of agreeing, needing and wanting are followed by 'to' + infinitive.与许多动词的固定搭配I need to eat something first.我首先需要吃点东西。I'd love to live in New York.我想要住在纽约。Would you like to dance?你想要跳舞吗？That child ought to be in bed.那个孩子应该上床睡觉。I want to go now.我现在要走了。Instead of repeating a verb clause you can simply say 'to'.代替不定词"Are you going tonight?" "I'm certainly hoping to." “你今天晚上要走吗？”“我当然希望走。”"Would you like to go and see the Russian clowns?" "Yes, I'd love to." “你想去看俄罗斯小丑吗？”“是的，我想去看。”"Did you get in touch with Liz?""Well, I've tried to on several occasions but she's never in." “你和丽兹联系上了吗？”“这个，我试着和她联系了几次，但是她都不在。”To is used in phrases where there are reported orders and requests.表示命令; 要求He told me to wait.他吩咐我等。I told him to keep his mouth shut.我叫他闭嘴。I asked her to give me a call.我叫她给我打个电话。Did anyone ask Daniel to book the room?有人要丹尼尔定房间吗？To is used after some adjectives.用于形容词后It's not likely to happen.不大可能发生。I was afraid to tell her.我怕告诉她。She'd be delighted to hear from you, I'm sure.我肯定她收到你的来信会很高兴。Three months is too long to wait.等三个月太长了。She's not strong enough to go walking up mountains.她不够强壮，登不上山。To is used after some nouns.用于名词后He has this enviable ability to ignore everything that's unpleasant in life.他有这种令人羡慕的本事，能够不去理睬生活中所有不快乐的事。This will be my second attempt to make flaky pastry.这将是我第二次尝试制作薄馅饼皮。A clause containing 'to' + infinitive can be used as a subject of a sentence.不定式作主语To go overseas on your own is very brave.靠自身的努力到国外去是非常勇敢的。My plan was to get it all arranged before I told anyone.我的计划是在我告诉任何一个人之前把一切都安排好。To have accomplished all that by the age of thirty is quite remarkable.在30岁之前就已经实现了这一切是很不寻常的。To do it yourself would be cheaper.自己做会比较便宜。Just to sleep in on a Saturday morning would be wonderful.星期六早上睡睡懒觉会是一件很美好的事。To tell her was fairly stupid in the first place.告诉她首先就很愚蠢。To is also used after wh- words.用于以wh-起首的疑问词后I don't know what to do.我不知道做什么。I don't know where to begin.我不知道从哪里开始。She was wondering whether to ask David about it.她想知道这件事是否要问问戴维。Can you tell me how to get there?你能告诉我如何到那儿去吗？'To' + infinitive can also be used to express purpose.表目的I'm going there to see my sister.我要去那儿看我的姐姐。She's gone to pick Jean up.她已经去接珍了。I stopped at the shop to buy some wine.我在这家店停下去买些酒。I just called to say hello really.我打电话真的只是为了说声你好。This tool is used to make holes in leather.这个工具是用于在皮革上打洞的。To make this cake, you'll need 2 eggs, 175 g sugar and 175 g flour.做这个蛋糕，你需要两个鸡蛋，175克糖和175克面粉。This is just a brief note to thank you for the meal last night.这只是一封对昨晚那餐饭向你表示感谢的短信。He works to get paid, not because he enjoys it.他工作是为了得到报酬，而不是因为他喜欢它。You can introduce a clause with a phrase containing 'to' + infinitive.用于引导从句To be honest (= Speaking honestly), Elaine, I prefer you in the grey shirt.老实说，伊莱恩，我喜欢你穿灰色的衬衫。To be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man.坦率地对你说，戴夫，我从未真正地喜欢过这个男人。'To'+ infinitive can follow the pattern 'there is' + noun.用于‘there is’+ 名词的句型后There's an awful lot of work to be done.有许许多多的工作要做。Of course there are the children to consider too.当然也有孩子们要考虑。"Why can't we go out?" "Well, there's the washing to be done for one thing."“我们为什么不能出去？”“唔，首先有衣服要洗。”(Br and Aus) To be going on with means in order to continue with the present activity or situation.为了继续干下去Do we have enough paint to be going on with, or should I get some more while I'm out?我们有足够的油漆继续干下去吗，我是不是该出去再买一些？
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