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I like seeing a good film. Seeing a good film is a pleasure.
We thought of seeing a film after supper.
He went home without seeing the film.
Упражнение 396.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.
1. Repairing cars is his business. 2. It goes without saying. 3. Living in little stuffy rooms means breathing poisonous air. 4. Iron is found by digging in the earth. 5. There are two ways of getting sugar: one from beet and the other from sugarcane. 6. Jane Eyre was fond of reading. 7. Miss Trotwood was in the habit of asking Mr. Dick his opinion. 8. Have you finished writing? 9. Taking a cold shower in the morning is very useful. 10. I like skiing, but my sister prefers skating. 11. She likes sitting in the sun. 12. It looks like raining. 13. My watch wants repairing. 14. Thank you for coming. 15. I had no hope of getting an answer before the end of the month. 16. I had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening. 17. Let's go boating. 18. He talked without stopping. 19. Some people can walk all day without feeling tired.
Упражнение 397.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.
A. I'm really looking forward to going to New York.
B. Are you? I'm not. I can't stand visiting noisy cities.
A. But New York is wonderful. I love seeing the skyscrapers, the museums, the historical monuments, the Statue of Liberty... .
B. I hate visiting museums. I'm not looking forward to going at all.
A. Oh, it's so exciting! I like listening to the sounds of New York — the traffic, the different languages... .
B. The noise! I can tell you, I hate visiting noisy cities!
A. Oh, come on! It'll be fun. New York's a great big melting pot of people from all over the world. And the world capital is worth seeing. It's so interesting!
B. That's what you think! And the city's so dirty, you know.
A. You are right, it is dirty. But it is beautiful, too. The Big Apple is really worth visiting!
Упражнение 398.
В следующих предложениях замените придаточные дополнительные герундием с предлогом of.
• E.g. She thought she would go to the country for the weekend.
She thought of going to the country for the weekend.
1. I thought I would come and see you tomorrow. 2. I am thinking that I shall go out to the country tomorrow to see my mother. 3. What do you think you will do tomorrow? — I don't know now; I thought I would go to the zoo, but the weather is so bad that probably I shan't go. 4. I hear there are some English books at our institute bookstall now. — So you are thinking that you will buy some, aren't you? 5. I thought I would work in the library this evening, but as you have come, I won't go to the library.
Упражнение 399.
В следующих предложениях замените придаточные времени герундием с предлогом after.
• E.g. When she had bought everything she needed, she went home.
After buying everything she needed, she went home.
1. After she took the child to the kindergarten,
she went to the library to study for her examination. 2. When he had made a thorough study of the subject, he found that it was a great deal more important than he had thought at first. 3. After I had hesitated some minutes whether to buy the hat or not, I finally decided that I might find one I liked better in another shop. 4. When she had graduated from the university, she left St. Petersburg and went to teach in her hometown. 5. When he had proved that his theory was correct, he started studying ways and means of improving the conditions of work in very deep coalmines.
Формы герундия
Active
Passive
Indefinite (Simple)
writing
being written
Perfect
having written
having been written
Что значат эти формы? Рассмотрите предложения, иллюстрирующие значение
разных форм герундия.
Что он любит?
Indefinite (Simple)
Active
He likes telling fairy tales.
рассказывать
Passive
He
likes being
told fairy
tales.
чтобы ему рассказывали
Чем он гордится?
Perfect
Active
He is
proud of
having spoken to this outstanding person.
что поговорил
Passive
He is proud of
having been spoken to.
что с ним поговорили
Упражнение 400.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.
1. She has always dreamt of living in a small house by the sea. 2. She disliked living in her old house. 3. She was thinking of buying a new one. 4. Now, she enjoys living in a beautiful new house.
5. She misses seeing the neighbours of course. 6. She enjoyed talking to them and didn't mind helping them usually. 7. She likes cooking and is very good at it. 8. But she doesn't like washing and ironing. 9. She hates getting up early, but she has to. 10. She doesn't mind working a lot, you know. 11. She enjoys driving an expensive car. 12. She has always dreamt of travelling round the world. 13. But she hates flying and she's never been overseas. 14. She has risen to be head of the company in spite of being a woman in a man's world. 15. She loves meeting people because she can't bear being alone. 16. She loves talking to the press and appearing on TV shews. 17. She enjoys being photographed because she thinks she's beautiful. 18. She hates being laughed at. 19. She likes being stared at because she thinks she's attractive. 20. But she hates being ignored.
Упражнение 401.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные формы герундия.
1.I understand perfectly your wishing to start the work at once. 2. Everybody will discuss the event, there is no preventing it. 3. At last he broke the silence by inviting everybody to walk into the dining room. 4. On being told the news, she turned pale. 5. The place is worth visiting. 6. Watching football matches may be exciting enough, but of course it is more exciting playing football. 7. She stopped coming to see us, and I wondered what had happened to her. 8. Can you remember having seen the man before? 9. She was terrified of having to speak to anybody, and even more, of being spoken to. 10. He was on the point of leaving the club, as the porter stopped him. 11. After being corrected by the teacher, the students' papers were returned to them.
12. I wondered at my mother's having allowed the journey.
Запомните следующие глаголы и выражения, требующие после себя герундия
to avoid
to burst out
cannot help
to deny
to enjoy
to excuse
to finish
to forgive
to give up
to go on
to keep (on)
to mind (только в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях)
to postpone
to put off
to stop
Упражнение 402.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.
1. Не keeps insisting on my going to the south. 2. Oh please do stop laughing at him. 3. Do you mind my asking you a difficult question? 4. Would you mind coming again in a day or two? 5. I don't mind wearing this dress. 6. She could not help smiling. 7. I cannot put off doing this translation. 8. Though David was tired, he went on walking in the direction of Dover. 9. I avoided speaking to them about that matter. 10. She burst out crying. 11. They burst out laughing. 12. She denied having been at home that evening. 13. He enjoyed talking of the pleasures of travelling. 14. Excuse my leaving you at such a moment. 15. Please forgive my interfering. 16. He gave up smoking a few years ago. 17. They went on talking. 18. Her husband used to smoke, but he stopped smoking two years ago. But it was too late.
19. Have you finished washing the dishes yet?
20. Don't be nervous! Stop biting your nails! 21. He postponed going to New York as he felt ill.
Упражнение 403.
Переведите на английский язык, употребляя герундий.
1. Перестаньте разговаривать. 2. Мы закончили работу над этой проблемой. 3. Продолжайте петь. 4. Вы не против того, чтобы открыть окно? 5. Он отрицал свое участие в преступлении. 6. Я очень люблю рисовать. 7. Мы получили удовольствие от плавания. 8. Я не могла не согласиться с ним. 9. Он рассмеялся. 10. Она бросила курить. 11. Она избегала встречи с ним. 12. Мы отложим обсуждение доклада. 13. Наконец, они перестали смеяться. 14. Она отрицала, что украла деньги. 15. Давайте отложим поездку на дачу до следующей субботы. 16. Простите, что я потерял Вашу ручку. 17. Когда она кончит писать сочинение? 18. Я не возражаю против того, чтобы остаться дома и поработать над моим переводом. 19. Перестаньте дрожать. Избегайте показывать этим людям, что вы их боитесь. 20. Я не могу не беспокоиться о них: они перестали писать. 21. Я не отрицаю, что видел их в тот вечер. 22. Он не возражал против того, чтобы его осмотрели: он перестал притворяться, что здоров. 23. Он не может меня простить за то, что я порвал его сумку. 24. Она отрицала, что взяла мои часы. 25. Мальчик любит командовать своей сестрой. 26. Пожалуйста, простите, что у меня плохой почерк. 27. Не могли ли бы Вы дать мне книгу, когда закончите ее читать? 28. Ее сын пытался избежать ответа на ее вопросы, так как ему было стыдно, что он солгал ей прежде. 29. Он не мог не думать, что его сын совершил большую ошибку. 30. Простите меня, пожалуйста, что я открыла Ваше письмо по ошибке. 31. Я перестала есть мясо и каждый день получаю удовольствие от более здоровой пищи.
Упражнение 404.
Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на герундий.
1. My friend succeeded in translating this difficult text. 2. She suspected him of deceiving her. 3. The poor peasant thanked Robin Hood heartily for having helped him. 4. He gave up the idea of ever hearing from her. 5. We are looking forward to seeing you again. 6. He has always dreamt of visiting other countries. 7. He persisted in trying to solve that difficult problem. 8. The cold weather prevented the girls from going for long walks. 9. Jane thought of leaving Lowood after Miss Temple's marriage. 10. They accuse him of having robbed the house. 11. He never agreed to their going on that dangerous voyage. 12. He did not approve of her drinking so much coffee. 13. The teacher of mathematics did not approve of his pupils dreaming. 14. All the happiness of my life depends on your loving me. 15. I don't feel like seeing him. 16. I insist on being told the truth. 17. I object to his borrowing money from you. 18. I stretched out my hand to prevent her from falling. 19. He was afraid of waking her. 20. I'm looking forward to going on holiday. 21. She congratulated herself on having thought of such a good idea.
Упражнение 405.
Переведите на английский язык, употребляя герундий.
1. Благодарю Вас, что Вы прислали мне такие красивые цветы. 2. Его обвинили в том, что он продал важные государственные секреты. 3. Он отрицал, что продал их. 4. Он настаивал на том, что невиновен. 5. Он боялся, что его посадят в тюрьму. 6. Шум в соседней комнате мешал мне думать.
7. Я думаю о том, чтобы поехать на юг летом.
8. Мальчик отрицал, что его постоянно ругают и наказывают. 9. Я настаиваю на том, чтобы поговорить с ним. 10. Я с нетерпением ждал встречи с братом. 11. Мне что-то не хочется сегодня играть в лото. 12. Ей удалось сделать очень хороший перевод этого трудного текста.