It was marvellous(for the boys) to have a garden to play in.
(男孩子们)能有个花园在里面玩耍,真是妙极了。
注意:如在good后面加上for+宾语,则把good的意义限制在healthy(有益健康的)/beneficial(有益处的)方面:
It’s good for you to take regular exercise.
经常锻炼对你的身体是有好处的。
(good+动词不定式既有这种含义,也有“愉快的”/“好心的”和“适当的”等意思,请参见上面的B节与C节。)
it+be+形容词+名词+动词不定式结构也可和上述形容词
及分词连用:
It was an exciting ceremony to watch.
观看这个仪式真叫人兴奋。
It was a horrible place to live(in).
住在那个地方可是够可怕的。
在主语+be+形容词+动词不定式结构中如用下列形容词:angry*(发怒的), delighted*(高兴的), dismayed*(沮丧的),glad*(高兴的), happy(幸福的), pleased*(欢喜), relieved*(放心),sad*(伤心), sorry*(抱歉的)及上面E节中的动词的过去分词形式,可表示与上述相似的意思:
I’m delighted to see you.
我见到你很高兴。
这里最常用的动词不定式有:to find(发现)/learn(得知)/hear(听说)/see(看到),但glad(高兴)/happy(幸福)/sad(悲伤)/sorry(抱歉)等形容词后面也常常使用to say(说)/tell(告诉)/inform(通知)及其他一些动词不定式:
He was glad to leave school.
他很高兴不去上学了。
She was dismayed to find the door locked.
发现门是锁着的,她非常沮丧。
主语+be+形容词/分词+动词不定式结构中可用下列词:
able(能够)/unable(不能够); apt(易于的), inclined(倾向于赞同),liable(有义务的/易于……的),prone(有……倾向的/易于受到……的); prepared(有准备的), not prepared(=notready, not willing, unwilling没料到的,不情愿的),reluctant(勉强的); prompt(及时的), quick(迅速的),slow(慢的):
We are all apt to make mistakes when we try to hurry.
我们想赶快把事办完时,都容易出错误。
I am inclined to believe him.
我倾向于相信他。
I am prepared/ready to help him.
我准备帮助他。
He was most reluctant to lend us the money.
他很不情愿把钱借给我们。
He was slow to realize that times had changed.相当于:
He realized only slowly that times had changed.
他慢慢地才认识到时代不同了。