核心问题
Longman Dictionary of Common Errors 说: convinced (that) + 从句, 不接 to-v。这种说法是否符合英语的实际情况?
词典解答
这种说法是符合英国英语的实际使用情况的。例如,CGEL 只提到了 convince sb. of sth. 或 convince sb. that + 从句(或 be convinced that + 从句)这些用法,而没有提到 convince sb. to do sth.。
但是,这里应当补充一句:在美国英语中,确实有 convince sb. to do sth. 的用法(见上条)。例如:
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We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane. (LDCE) 我们说服了安妮坐火车而不乘飞机。
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What convinced you to vote for them? (ALD) 究竟是什么使得你投了他们的票?
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One night, Barak even called me asking for any ideas I might have to convince Arafat to negotiate in good faith. (Hillary, Living History) 有个晚上巴拉克甚至打电话给我,问我有没有说服阿拉法特拿出诚意来协商的主意。(希拉里,《亲历历史》)