Raised in the poorest area of Glasgow,he had a long,hard road to becoming a football star.
其中to becoming...作什么成分?如果是做 road 的后置定语不应该是用不定式吗?
这里的 to 是介词, to becoming a football star 是修饰 road 的定语。to 后面除接动名词外,也可接名词。如:
He’s on the road to political ruin. 他在政治上已经处于穷途末路了。
It does appear we are on the right road to success. 我们看来确实走上了成功之路。
There are formidable obstacles on the road to peace. 通往和平的道路上存在难以逾越的障碍。