It is hard ________ (view) his conduct in a favourable light.
答案为 to view,可以填 viewing 吗?
陈老师:
▲你的这道题填不定式 to view 或动名词 viewing 均可以。
句意为:他的行为实难恭维。
▲It is hard to do sth 这类句式比较普遍。如:
It is hard to know which direction the Church will take. 很难知道基督教将会朝哪个方向发展。
It is hard to work efficiently in such a confined space. 在这样狭小的空间里工作很难提高效率。
It’s hard to believe that this campaign has been going on for ten years. 很难相信这场运动已经持续10年了。
▲但 It is hard doing sth 也是完全可以的。如:
It is hard speaking in public. 当众讲演是很难的。(朗文语法)
It’s hard finding time to study the subject. 很难找出时间来学习这门学问。(牛津词典)
It’s extremely hard working together but on the whole it works brilliantly and we’re still good friends. 一起共事很不容易,但是总体来说我们合作得很成功,我们还是好朋友。(柯林斯词典)
▲薄冰在其《英语语法札记》中指出:这类结构中用不定式和动名词的区别是:后接不定式强调动作或目的,接动名词强调状态或持续性。
黎老师:
在It is hard后面可以用动词不定式(短语)(不能用动词的-ing形式)作真正主语,居首的It是形式主语(或叫先行主语)。