Beth Hello and welcome to Question and Answer of the Week. I'm Beth.
Jiaying 我是佳莹。本期节目中我们要回答的问题是这样的:
Question 我是拉文,我想知道单词 “find” 的一些用法。“Find it + 形容词 + 不定式 to do” 和 “find + 名词 + 介词 in + 动词 -ing” 这两个结构都是正确的吗?
Beth Thank you for sending us your question! You have sent us two structures, both of which are grammatically correct.
Jiaying 是的,问题中的这两个结构在语法上都是正确的。在第一个结构 “find it + 形容词 + 不定式 to do” 中,动词 “find” 的意思是 “认为,觉得”。
Beth We can use 'find it' + an adjective + an infinitive with 'to', to give an ability.
Jiaying 在 “find it + 形容词 + 不定式 to do” 中,如果使用了 “easy(容易的)” 或 “difficult(难的)” 等表达难度高低的形容词,那么这个结构的意思就是 “觉得掌握一项技能或做某事是…的”。 来听两个例句。
Examples I find it easy to cook healthy food. (我觉得做健康的食物很容易。)
I find it difficult to cook healthily on a budget. (我觉得在预算有限的情况下很难烹饪出健康的饭菜。)
Beth It's also possible to use 'find it' + an adjective + an infinitive with 'to' to give your opinion.
Jiaying 没错,这个结构还可以用来表达某人对一种行为的看法。听两个例句。
Examples I find it ridiculous to give a car a name. They aren't human! (我觉得给车起名字是件很可笑的事情。车又不是人!)
I find it weird to listen to advice from strangers online. (我觉得在网上听取陌生人的建议很奇怪。)
Jiaying 这两句话中的说话人用 “find it + 形容词 + 不定式 to do” 的结构来表达他们对 “给车起名字” 和 “在网上听取陌生人给的建议” 这两件事情的看法。
Beth That's right. Now, it's also possible to use 'find it + an adjective' followed by 'when' or 'that', rather than 'to', especially when giving an opinion.
Jiaying “Find it + 形容词” 的后面除了接 “不定式 to do” 以外,还可以接由 “when” 或 “that” 引导的从句,尤其是在表达个人观点的时候适用。这类结构中的形容词可以是 “irritating(烦人的)” 和 “crazy(疯狂的)” 等等。来听两个例句。
Examples I find it irritating when films don't have a happy ending. (我觉得没有圆满结局的电影很让人恼火。)
I find it crazy that people spend so much money on games. (我觉得有人在游戏上花那么多钱太疯狂了。)
Examples I find joy in ticking off all my tasks at the end of the working day. (在结束一天工作的时候,我把所有的任务都做完了,这让我感到很快乐。)
I don't find pleasure in watching horror films. (我不喜欢看恐怖片。)
Jiaying 注意:“find + 名词 + 介词 in + 动词-ing” 的结构听起来相当正式,在日常交流中并不常用。
Beth That's right. In everyday conversation, you are more likely to use verbs like 'enjoy' or 'love' – I love ticking off all my tasks at the end of the working day.
Jiaying “Find + 名词 + 介词 in + 动词-ing” 的结构更常出现在文章题目、图书章节名等书面语中。比如:Study finds danger in talking on the phone while driving(研究发现驾驶时打电话有危险)
Beth It's possible to use nouns with this structure too.
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