write to do sth与write doing sth的区别

比如下面两句话,它们有何区别:

He wrote saying that he had sold his house.

He wrote to say that he had sold his house.

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最佳答案 2014-03-03 21:23

表示写信叙说某事时,write后可接不定式,也可接现在分词。一般说来,write后接不定式,通常表目的;write后接现在分词,通常表伴随。但有趣的是,在翻译成汉语时,两者意思往往差不多(尽管不定式和现在分词的功能不一样)。如:

He wrote to thank (thanking) us for the present. 他写信表示感谢我们赠送礼物。

This girl wrote saying (to say) that she was coming to see me from Paris. 这个姑娘给我写信说要从巴黎来看我。

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