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look forward to

核心问题

I look forward with keen anticipation to work with you and your colleagues.(大学生竞赛题)

请分析句中的错误。

词典解答

应牢记:在 look forward to 这个短语中 to 是介词,而不是动词不定式符号。因此 to 之后应接名词、动名词或代词(表人、表物均可)。但是我们中国学生常常搞错。在我收到的来自美国中国留学生的书信中,有不少人写过这样的句子:

I am looking forward to see you. (应为 to seeing you)

下面举一些正确例句:

  1. We are all looking forward to your party on Saturday. (CGEL) 我们所有的人都盼望着你周六的聚会。

  2. Jim is looking forward to having the house to himself. (CGEL) 吉姆期望着自己拥有那栋房子。

  3. I am looking forward to her arrival [to seeing her]. (PEG) 我盼着她的到来(见到她)。

  4. They are looking forward to Mary's coming. (Eckersley) 他们盼望着玛丽的到来。

  5. I'm especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modern Arts. (TOEFL) 我特别盼望去参观现代艺术博物馆。

练习题

请做下面的英语试题:

  1. She looks forward every spring to ____ the flower lined garden. A. visit B. paying a visit C. walk in D. walking in(上海高考,95-20)

  2. We are all looking forward to ____ your country. A. visiting B. visit C. be visiting D. being visiting(同上,90)

  3. Neither rain nor snow keeps the postman from delivering our letters which we so much look forward to receive. (全国研考,98-12)

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