表示做某事有困难,英语是在 It’s difficult 后接不定式还是接动名词?比如:
It’s difficult _______ airports safe from terrorist attacks.
A. to make B. making
1. It's difficult to say what time I will get home. 很难说我什么时候会到家。(《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》p.562)
2. Is it difficult being a single parent? 做单亲父母很困难吗?(外教社《剑桥美国英语词典》英汉双解版 p.683)
3. It was difficult trying to talk to her. 试图跟她谈很困难。(John Sinclair著《柯林斯·英语语法大全》第10.39节)
4. Making new friends is difficult. / It’s difficult making new friends. 交新朋友不容易。(John Eastwood著《牛津英语语法指南》第50节)
从以上实例可以看出,在 It’s difficult 后可以接不定式,也可以接动名词。所以,下面的试题两个答案都是正确的:
It’s difficult _______ airports safe from terrorist attacks.
A. to make B. making