Thank you for the great trouble you have taken ______me with my English?
A. with B. to help C. in help D. helping
应该选择哪一个?根据是什么?是考查 take the trouble to do 这一个搭配吗?
▲答案为 B。没错,是考查take trouble to do do sth 这一搭配。又如:
He took a lot of trouble over the design. 他花了许多工夫 设计这份图样。
I took great trouble to put them at their ease. 我费了好大劲儿,才解除他们心中的忧虑。
I took a great deal of trouble to read this book through. 我费了很大的劲读完这本书。
They took a lot of trouble to find the right person for the job. 他们费尽心血找适合做这项工作的人。
▲你的句子里之所以在 trouble 前面加了定冠词,是因为特指(因为这里的 trouble 为先行词,后面接有定语从句)。
▲拓展:即使 trouble 后面没有定语从句(在无需特指)时也可能用定冠词,但用不用冠词含义稍有不同:用冠词,表示不怕费事或不嫌麻烦而去做某事;不用冠词,表示尽心尽力或费尽心血而去做某事。比较:
He took the trouble to show me the way to the station.他不嫌麻烦为我去邮局指路。
They took a lot of trouble to find the right person for the job. 他们费尽心血找适合做这项工作的人。
▲根据以上区别,你可比较并体会以下正误句型的错句在哪里:
他不愿麻烦去开门。
正:He refused to take the trouble to open the door.
误:He refused to take trouble to open the door.