They believe that, although recycling waste is effective, the most effective way of solving the problem of overflowing landfills is to encourage people to take responsibility for reducing the wast they produce themselves.
请问句中的 take responsibility for reducing 可以换成 take responsibility to reduce 吗?
take responsibility for doing 属固定搭配,英语通常不说 take responsibility to do。又如下面的句子,通常都不用不定式:
Would someone take responsibility for bringing Paul home? 有人愿意负责带保罗回家吗?
Will you take responsibility for arranging the food? 你去负责安排食物的事宜好吗?
The students take responsibility for planning their projects. 学生们负责规划各自的项目。
We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health. 我们必须对自己的健康负责。