need/require to be done

同意你的说法。A. J. Herbert 在 The Structure of Technical English (Longmans, 1965, p.42)一书中认为, need repairing, need to be repaired, require repairing, require to be repaired 是同义结构:

1. The bearings $\$left\{\begin{array}{l} need \\ require \end{array}\right\} lubricating. 轴承需要润滑。

2. Radiation is the most efficient form of transmission for heat which requires to be transmitted in all directions. (p. 43) 对于需要在所有方向上的传热来说, 辐射是最有效的传热方式。

3. You must remain anonymous. If others see you, they will need to be eliminated, and there has been enough killing already. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 你还得继续隐匿身份。如果有人知道你的底细，就干掉他，反正我们人也已经杀得不少了。（《达·芬奇密码》）

权威性的英语著作 A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language 也作了同样的论述。该书在列举了下面的例句之后，指出 require 与 need 具有相同的用法(§ 16.39):

1. That door needs $\$left\{\begin{array}{l} painting. \\ to be painted.\end{array}\right. 那扇门需要油漆一下。

2. ‘We’ll talk about this some other time. Right now, the garden needs to be weeded.’ (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) “我们有时间再谈这件事。现在，去给花园除草吧。”(《达·芬奇密码》)