汉语中许多“……某人做某事”的情形不能想当然地用此结构来翻译，本文归纳了一些初学者经常出错的典型例子。
受汉语思维影响而可能误用的v+sb+to do sth
■柯选编
英语中的v+sb+to do
sth是中一个非常常见的结构，不仅是考试中的重要考点，而且在口语中也用得非常广泛。可用于该结构的常用动词有
advise, allow, ask, bear, beg, cause, command, encourage, expect, forbid,
force, get, hate, help, intend, invite, leave, like, mean, need, oblige, order,
permit, persuade, prefer, request, remind, teach, tell, trouble, want, warn,
wish 等。如：
I
hate young people to smoke. 我讨厌年轻人抽烟。
The
doctor advised me to stop smoking. 医生建议我戒烟。
We
don’t allow / permit students to eat in the classrooms. 我们不允许学生在教室吃饭。
What
caused your wife to change her mind? 是什么使你的妻子改变了主意？
He
ordered the work to be started at once. 他命令马上开始工作。
He
expected her to go with him. 他期望她同他一起去。
They
invited her to go for a walk. 他们请她一起去散步。
Ann
warned me to read the instructions. 提醒我看看说明书。
He
encouraged me to apply for the job. 他鼓励我申请干这项工作。
They
forced her to sign the paper. 他们强迫她在文件上签字。
Each
tried to persuade the other to stay at home. 两人彼此劝说对方留在家里。
值得注意的是，汉语中许多“……某人做某事”的情形不能想当然地用此结构来翻译，下面是一些典型的例子：
●汉语可说“害怕某人做某事”，但英语不说
fear sb to do sth。如：
我害怕他会发现我们。
误：I fear him
to find us.
正：I fear that
he will find us.
●汉语可说“原谅某人做某事”，但英语不说
excuse [forgive] sb to do sth。如：
请原谅我没有早点给你回信。
误：Excuse me
not to answer your letter earlier.
误：Excuse me
not to have answered your letter earlier.
正：Excuse me
for not answering your letter earlier.
正：Excuse me for
not having answered your letter earlier.
正：Excuse my
not answering your letter earlier.
正：Excuse my
not having answered your letter earlier.
●汉语可说“拒绝某人做某事”，但英语不说
refuse sb to do sth。如：
他拒绝我使用他的自行车。
误：He refused
me to use his bike.
正：He refused
to let me use his bike.
正：He didn’t
allow me to use his bike.
●汉语可说“惩罚某人做某事”，但英语不说
punish sb to do sth。如：
老师罚他扫地。
误：The teacher
punished him to sweep the floor.
正：The teacher
punished him by requiring him to sweep the floor.
●汉语可说“建议某人做某事”，但英语不说
suggest sb to do sth。如：
他妻子建议他戒烟。
误：His wife
suggested him to give up smoking.
正：His wife
suggested that he (should) give up smoking.
正：His wife
suggested his [him] giving up smoking.
正：His wife
advised him to give up smoking.
●汉语可说“同意某人做某事”，但英语不说
agree sb to do sth。如：
他们同意我做这事。
误：They agreed
me to do it.
正：They agreed
to let me do it.
正：They agreed
to my doing it.
●汉语可说“通知某人做某事”，但英语不说
inform sb to do sth。如：
我已通知他们马上离开。
误：I've
informed them to leave at once.
正：I've told
them to leave at once.
正：I've
informed them that they must leave at once.
●汉语可说“欢迎某人做某事”，但英语不说
welcome sb to do sth。
欢迎你们来我们学校。
误：Welcome you
to come to our school.
正：Welcome to
our school.
让我们欢迎史密斯先生讲话。
误：Let’s
welcome Mr Smith to speak.
正：Let’s
welcome Mr Smith and ask him to speak.
●汉语可说“坚持某人做某事”，但英语不说
insist sb to do sth。如：
他坚持要我留在那儿。
误：He insisted
me to stay there.
误：He insisted
on me to stay there.
正：He insisted
on my staying there.
正：He insisted
that I (should) stay there.
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