1. 漢語的“同意某人做某事”,英語中不能直譯為 agree sb to do sth, 而應(yīng)根據(jù)情況改用其他結(jié)構(gòu)。如:
He agreed to let me go home early. 他同意讓我早些回家。
不能說:He agreed me go home early.
He agreed to my leaving early on Friday. 他同意我星期五一早走。
不能說:He agreed me to leave early on Friday.
2. 注意以下幾個(gè)短語的用法(尤其注意其介詞搭配):
(1) agree on / upon
① 取得一致意見,達(dá)成協(xié)議。主要指雙方通過協(xié)商而意見一致。如:
We agreed on a price for the car. 我們就車價(jià)達(dá)成了一致意見。
We cannot agree on the budget estimate. 我們不能在概算問題上取得一致。
② 同意。其后通常接動(dòng)名詞,表示同意做某事。如:
Tom agreed on helping us. 湯姆同意幫助我們。
He agreed on lending us some money. 他同意借給我們一些錢。
(2) agree to
① 同意(打算等)。主要指同意某一打算、安排、計(jì)劃等。如:
We agreed to their arrangement. 我們同意了他們的安排。
She agreed to marriage. 她同意結(jié)婚。
② 同意或接受(建議等)。其后尤其接suggestion, plan, proposal等名詞,與accept同義。如:
Do you think he will agree to my suggestion? 你認(rèn)為他會(huì)接受我的建議嗎?
We are glad to agree to your plan. 我們很高興同意你方的計(jì)劃。
③ 同意(做某事)。其后既可接動(dòng)詞原形(to是不定式符號(hào)),也可接動(dòng)名詞(一般有邏輯主語,to是介詞)。如:
He agree to go with us. 他同意和我們一起去。
I never agreed to Mary marrying him. 我從來沒同意瑪麗嫁給他。
(3) agree with
① 同意。主要指同意某人,或同意某人的意見、想法、解釋等。如:
John agrees with this idea. 約翰同意這個(gè)想法。
I agree with you about his latest book—it’s awful. 我同意你對(duì)他那本新書的意見——很糟糕!
② 對(duì)……適宜。主要指食物、天氣、工作等方面的適宜。如:
The weather doesn’t agree with me. 這種天氣對(duì)我不適宜。
I love prawns, but unfortunately they don’t agree with me. 我喜歡吃對(duì)蝦,但遺憾的是吃了會(huì)不舒服。
③ 與……一致。如:
What he does does not agree with what he says. 他言行不一致。
A verb must agree with its subject in person and number. 動(dòng)詞必須和它的主語在人稱和數(shù)方面保持一致。