I forgot to ask him about it. 与 I forgot asking him about it. 有什么区别?
在动词 forget 之后跟不定式时,动词不定式结构所表示的动作或事件本应发生在 forget (忘记) 这个动词所表达的心理过程之后,也就是说,动词不定式结构所表示的动作或事件仅仅是一种潜在的可能性。forget 的词义使这种潜在可能性未能变为现实,换句话说,动词不定式结构所表达的动作并未发生。I forgot to ask him about it. 意为:我忘了去问他这件事。而在动词 forget 之后跟动名词时,动名词结构所表示的动作或事件是发生在 forget (忘记) 这个动词所表达的心理过程之前,也就是说它已成为既成事实(先前事件)。I forgot asking him about it. 意为:我问过他这件事,但我却忘记了。
类例：
He has forgotten to visit the Great Wall. 他忘了去游长城(实际上没有去)。
- He will never forget visiting the Great Wall. 他将永远不会忘记游长城这件事(实际已游览过)。
，I forgot to close the door. 我忘记关门了。
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{I forgot closing the door. 我关上了门，但我忘记了。
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I shall never forget hearing her singing that song. 我永远不会忘记听她唱那支歌时的情景。
I forgot to meet her in 1980. (= "I did not meet her because I
forget that I had arranged to do so."
1980 年我忘了去会见她(我没有去会见她,因为我忘了曾作过
这种安排）。
I forgot meeting her in 1980. (= "I met her, but the meeting subsequently escaped my memory.") (CGEL)
我忘记了曾在1980年见过她(我曾见过他,但是随后忘记了这件事)。
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There's one thing I've forgotten to tell you. 有件事我忘记告诉你了。
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She nearly forgot to give him a tip for his service. 她几乎忘了给他的服务付小费。请做下面的英语试题：
——The light in the office is still on. ——Oh, I forgot ____.
A. turning it off B. turn it off C. to turn it off D. having turned it off(全国高考,91-29) forgive/forgive for
（1）Forgive my interrupting you.
(2) Forgive me for interrupting you.
上面两个句子哪个是正确的？
上面两个句子都是正确的。forgive,如同 envy 和 excuse 一样,也可以使用两种结构:1. forgive + 直接宾语或 forgive + 间接宾语 + 直接宾语;2. forgive + 直接宾语 + for + 宾语。例如:
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Forgive my ignorance ... (EED) 请原谅我的无知……
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I forgave him everything. (EED) 我原谅了他的一切。
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I'll never forgive you for what you did ... (EED) 我永远不会原谅你所作的事情……
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He has forgiven you for insulting him ... (Shaw) 他已原谅你侮辱他的事……