1. 允许某人做某事
allow sb to do sth
My father allowed me to go out for a walk after finishing my
homework.
2. 叫某人做某事
ask sb (not) to do sth
My father asked me to study hard.
3. 害怕做某事
be afraid to do sth
She is afraid to ask me questions.
4. 害怕做某事
be afraid of doing sth
I am afraid of going out at night.
5. 对做某事感到惊讶
be amazed to do sth
He was amazed to meet the girl there.
6. 忙于做某事
be busy doing/with sth
I was busy washing my car at that time.
7. 为某事做好准备
be ready for/to do sth
We are ready for the exam.
8. 值得做某事
be worth doing sth
It was too remote to be worth thinking about.
9. 开始做某事
start doing sth
I started learning English in 1983.
10. 完成做某事
finish doing sth
I finished cleaning my car just now.
11. 喜欢做某事
enjoy doing sth
They all enjoy living and working in China.
12. 想要做某事
feel like doing sth
Do you feel like going boating with me?
13. 擅长某事/做某事
be good at sth/doing sth
He is good at swimming.
14. 既……又……
both…and…
Both you and I are students.
15. 或者……或者……
either…or…
Either you or he is wrong.
16. 既不……也不……
neither…nor…
Neither he nor I am a student.
17. 一……就……
as soon as…
As soon as I see him, I’ll give him the message.
18. 如此……以至于……
so+adj./adv.+that…
I was so tired that I didn’t want to speak.
19. 虽然……
though+主句
Though I like writing to my pen - friend, it takes a lot of time.
20. 最好（不）做某事
had better (not) do sth
You’d better go to bed early.
21. 为什么不做某事
Why don’t you do sth.? = Why not do sth.?
Why don’t you ask your teacher for help? = Why not ask your teacher
for help?
22. 做某事是个好主意
It’s a good idea to do sth.
It’s a good idea to read English every morning.
23. 做某事花费某人多长时间
It takes sb. some time to do sth.
It takes me half an hour to go to school by bike.
24. 某人花费时间/金钱做某事
sb. spend(s) time/money on sth. / (in) doing sth.
She spends a lot of money on clothes.
25. 某物花费某人多少钱
sth. cost(s) sb. some money
This book cost me twenty yuan.
26. 让某人做某事
make/let/have sb. do sth.
My mother makes me clean my room every weekend.
27. 使某人做某事
get sb. to do sth.
I got my father to buy me a new bike.
28. 一个……，另一个……
one...the other...
He has two sons. One is tall and the other is thin.
