Оборот «for + существительное (местоимение) + инфинитив»
Оборот «for + существительное (местоимение) + инфинитив» The for – to – infinitive construction. Оборот состоит из: For + существительного в общем падеже + инфинитив или For + местоимения в именительном падеже + инфинитив
В этой конструкции действие, выраженное инфинитивом, относится к существительному или местоимению, которым предшествует предлог for. Весь оборот выступает как сложный член предложения, способный выполнять функции: подлежащего, части сказуемого, обстоятельства или определения.
Функция | Пример | Перевод |
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Как следует из таблицы, перевод оборота зависит от выполняемой им функции, при этом предлог for опускается, а весь оборот переводится придаточным предложением соответственно функции. Оборот for плюс существительное плюс инфинитив | ||
Подлежащее | It is necessary for a doctor to be patient. | Врачу необходимо быть терпеливым. |
Часть сказуемого | It is for her to decide. | Это она должна решить. |
Обстоятельство | He stepped aside for her to pass. | Он отошел в сторону, чтобы она могла пройти. |
Определение | The first thing for him to do is to ring her up. | Первое, что он должен сделать, это позвонить ей. |
Упражнения
Упражнение 16. Укажите for-to-infinitive-construction в предложениях. Предложения переведите.
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- It was impossible for me to solve this problem myself.
- She was waiting for somebody to come.
- The lady was speaking too fast for me to get her.
- He asked for the papers to be brought.
- I am anxious (мне очень хочется) for Mr. Smith to succeed in all he undertakes.
- The best thing for you to do is to meet him.
- He spoke loud enough for you to hear.
- She was impatient for him to be gone.
- There was really nothing for him to do there.
- For a force to exist there must be two objects involved.
- The temperature was too low for the substance to decompose.
- The tendence was for the gas to become ionized.
- It is possible for the reaction to occur.
- The only conclusion for him to make was the following one.
- The motion took place long enough for the bodies to become heated.
Упражнение 17. В следующих предложениях определите тип инфинитивной конструкции и переведите предложения.
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- The engineers of that plant are said to have constructed a new device.
- We want you to see the new university building.
- The company is believed to have lost a lot of money last year.
- We suppose the construction of that building to be completed in a week.
- The construction of that building is supposed to be completed in a week.
- He is sure to call on us today.
- She waited for him to speak.
- They are certain to cope with the problem facing them.
- We think them to build the pipeline next month.
- This pipeline is thought to be built next autumn.
- That was for him to find out.
- The engineer believes the mechanic to finish repairing the engine ahead of time.
- The mechanic is believed to finish repairing the engine ahead of time.
- He appears to have been reading the book since 10 o’clock in the morning.
- I hope you won’t think it very odd for a perfect stranger to talk to you like this.
- I heard somebody mention his name at the last meeting.
- He seems to have travelled much.
- This experiment is said to have been completed successfully.
- He wanted me to follow him.
- This issue is unlikely to be discussed at the meeting tomorrow.
- Nobody watched her dance.
- It was necessary for you to hear him report on the results of his experiments.
- She didn’t expect me to do it so quickly.
- We noticed a taxi stop at the door.
- It is impossible for them to complete the work so quickly without using this device.
Упражнение 18. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на инфинитивные обороты.
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- Heat was for a long time thought to be an invisible all-pervading fluid.
- Air was considered by the ancients to be an element.
- A number of salts have been prepared in the laboratory which have not been found to occur naturally.
- This state of motion gives a representation of what is supposed to be condition of matter in its gaseous state.
- Scientists assume the atomic weight of carbon to be integral.
- Recent research has shown the nucleus to be an exceedingly complex structure.
- Joule and other scientists proved heat to be a form of energy.
- These relations are found to follow certain perfectly definite rules.
- The chemist wants the reaction to go as nearly to completion as possible.
- Lansmair’s attempt to account for spectral series without the assumption of moving electrons cannot be said to possess any real value.
Содержание
- Введение. Неличные формы английского глагола
- Инфинитив. Неличные формы английского глагола
- Инфинитив с частицей to
- Свойства инфинитива. Неличные формы английского глагола
- Синтаксические функции инфинитива
- Сопоставление инфинитива
- Оборот объектный падеж плюс инфинитив
- Перевод инфинитива на русский язык
- Оборот for плюс существительное плюс инфинитив
- Причастие. Неличные формы глагола.
- Сложные формы причастия