4. to 与及物动词的搭配:
与to搭配的及物动词,大致有以下几类:
A.与说话有关:
He called something to the police. 他向警察说了几句话。
Mrs. Tremaine announced their return to the Bantings. 屈里曼太太向班丁一家说明他们回来了。
动词的直接宾语较长,或需要强调时,它往往后置:
He explained to me the impossibility of buying a new car. 他向我说明买一辆新车是不可能的。
They point out to her need for schooling. 他们向她指出:她必须上学。
This afternoon the teacher will explain to us the new text. 今天下午,老师给我们解释新课文。
其他还有:
address oneself to sb. 对某人讲话
commend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某物
confess sth. to sb. 向某人坦白某事
confide sth. to sb. 向某人吐露某事
convey one's sympathy to sb. 向某人表示慰问
declare sth. to sb. 各某人宣布某事
communicate sth. to sb. 将某事通知某人
denounce sb. to the authorities 向当局告发某人
describe sth. to sb. 向某人描述某事
dictate sth. to sb. 向某人口述某事
disclose sth. to sb. 向某人透露某事
expound sth. to sb. 向某人陈述某事
express one's view to sb. 向某人表明观点
mention sth. to sb. 向某人提及某事
notify sth. to sb. 向某人报告某事
mutter sth. to sb. 向某人低声讲某事
propose sth. to sb. 向某人提议某事
propound a riddle to sb. 向某人讲一谜语
prove sth. to sb. 向某人证明某事
relate sth. to sb. 向某人讲述某事
report sth. to sb. 向某人报告某事
represent sth. to sb. 向某人描述某事
veal sth. to sb. 对某人泄露某事
submit sth. to sb. 向某人承认某事
say sth. to sb. 对某人说某事
suggest sth. to sb 向某人提出建议
unfold a plan to sb. 向某人阐明计划
unbosom oneself to sb. 向某人表露心迹
unburden oneself to sb. 向某人倾诉衷情
vindicate sth. to sb. 向某人证明某事
whisper sth. to sb. 向某人低声讲述某事
B.含有“给予、分配”等含义:
I was addressing some envelopes to friends of mine yesterday. 昨天我给朋友发信。
The teacher distributed the books to the students. 老师把书分给学生。
Imperfect as it was， it provided shelter to the shipwrecked men. 它尽管不够理想,却为遇难者提供了栖身之所。
entrust sth. to sb. 将某物交某人代管
dispense sth. to sb. 分某物给某人
furnish sth. to sb. 为某人提供某物
impart knowledge to sb. 把知识传授给某人
impose sth. to sb. 把某事强加于某人
invest sth. to sb. 授与某人某物
issue sth. to sb. 发给某人某物
resign a task to sb. 把任务交给某人
submit a plan to the commission 把计划递交给委员会
submit oneself to discipline 遵守纪律
supply sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物
C.表示将某事归于某种原因:
They imputed the accident to the driver's carelessness. 他们将车祸归咎于司机的粗心大意。
Edison attributed his success to hard work. 爱迪生把成功归功于艰苦的劳动。
We refer the social evils to the capital system. 我们认为资本主义制度是社会罪恶的根源。
They credit the success to our help. 他们把成功归于我们的帮助。
He refused to commit himself to a definite answer. 他拒绝作出明确的回答。
Modern medicine owes a GREat deal to the discovery of certain tiny disease-carrying organisms. 某些传染疾病的微生物的发现,对近代医学的发展是有很大功劳的。
