牛津实用英语语法 269 agree/agree to,mean,propose
A agree和 agree to(介词)
agree与不定式连用。它的意思同refuse+不定式正相反:
When I asked them to wait,Tom agreed to wait a week but Bill refusedto wait another day.
我请他们等等时,汤姆同意等一个星期,可比尔多一天都不愿等。
agree不能与名词或宾格代词连用。表示同refuse+ 宾语相反的意思时不用agree,而用accept+宾语:
He refused any reward.
他拒绝接受任何报酬。
She accepted the post.
她接受了职务。
agree to(介词)后面可以接所有格形容词+ 动名词:
He agreed to my leaving early on Friday.
他同意我星期五一早走。(我问我是否可以星期五一早走,他说可以。He wouldn’t agree to my leaving early这句表示与它相反的意思。)
agree to后面可以接名词或宾格代词:
He aareed to the change of plan/to this/to that.
他同意计划的变动/这个意见/那个意见。
B 意指intend(打算)的mean与不定式连用:
I mean to get to the top by sunrise.
我打算在日出时到达山顶。
意指involve(涉及)的mean(只能与非人称主语连用)与动名词连用:
He is determined to get a seat even if it means standing in a queue allnight.
即使要整夜排队,他也决心要买到票。
C 意指intend(打算)的propose后面通常用不定式:
I propose to start tomorrow.
我打算明天动身。
意指suggest(建议)的propose后面通常要跟动名词:
I propose waiting till the police get here.
我建议等到警察来这儿。
(关于propose+ that… should结构,参见第289节。)