主语:
首先,“to do” 和 “-ing”形式具有名词性,“-ed ”不具备名词性。也就是说,“to do” 和 “-ing”可以做主语,例如:
To learn a foreign language is not an easy thing.(= It is not an easy thing to learn English.)
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing.
问题是这两种表达方式有没有区别。语法上没有对或错的区别,因此不是语法考试的重点
一般讲,“to do”较具体的行为或状态,“-ing”表示较笼统的概念,如“学习外语对我来说并非易事”一般用“to do”来表达:To learn a foreign language.is not an easy thing for me.(或:It is not an easy thing for me to learn a foreign language.)
从应试角度讲,只要记住下面两个特殊句型就可以了:
It is no use(或good)+ ing结构,例如:
It is no use quarreling with her.(和她争吵没有用。考试时不要选to quarrel with her)
There is no + ing 结构,例如:
There is no denying that women are playing more and more important roles in the world today.(不可否认,在当今世界上,妇女正发挥越来越重要的作用。)
There is no joking about this matter.(这事开不得玩笑。)