请判断以下二组句子的正误:
A. The article needs having a careful look at.
B. The article is worth having a careful look at.
A. The article needs checking by the editor.
B. The article is worth reading by the editor.
谢谢曹老师出题。我个人认为四个句子都是对的。
A. The article needs having a careful look at.(正)
B. The article is worth having a careful look at.(正)
A. The article needs checking by the editor.(正)
B. The article is worth reading by the editor.(正)
之所以认为四个句子都对,因为,四个句子中的动名词虽然是主动形式,但表示被动意义,所以它必须是“及物”的,所以前面两句中的介词at不可少。
至于后面两句我个感觉是对的,但为了增加说服力,我试图从词典上找到相关的句子,但一直没有成功,非常巧,最近我在学习qlf2007推荐的The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language(《剑桥英语语法》),无意中在该书的第1206页读到这样一个句子:
Your hair needs cutting by a professional.
这个句子应该可以证明上面最后两句的正确性。