染雾动名词作表语的时候，特别要注意：不要与正在进行时混淆。动名词作表语，表达的是“某件事”等。例如：
his part-time job is promoting new products for the company. (动名词)
他的业余工作是为那家公司推销新产品。
reading is for sure learning, but applying is also learning to a greater extent.(动名词)
读书当然是学习，然而运用在很大程度上更是学习。
their task is exploring oil mines in the west. (动名词)
他们的任务是在西部探查油矿。
动名词作表语，容易与现在分词作表语相混淆。记住：动名词表语表达的是“某件事”(与不定式短语的意义相近)，而现在分词表语表示“具有某个作用”。例如：
the situation is very much encouraging.(现在分词)
形势非常令人鼓舞。
his present job is not that stimulating as he expected. (现在分词)
他现在的工作并不是那么有刺激性。
their plan is to build another dormitory for their staff this year. (不定式)
他们的计划是今年再为员工们建一栋宿舍楼。
his wish is to become a pilot. (不定式)
他的愿望是当飞行员。
4、作宾语
(1) 动名词跟在及物动词后做宾语。例如：
he managed to escape suffering from the disease.
他设法避免患那种疾病。
after hearing the funny story, all of us couldn't help laughing ear to ear.
听完了那个滑稽故事，我们忍不住大笑了。
excuse my interrupting you for a while .
请原谅我打扰你一会儿。
prof. smith considered giving his students a reading list before they started the next chapter.
史密斯教授考虑在学生们学习下一章之前给他们一份读书清单。
when he came back home from his night shift, jason tried to avoid wakening his family.
当杰逊下夜班回到家时，他尽力不弄醒他的家人。
the suspect denied turning on the computer in the office that night.
犯罪嫌疑人否认他那晚开过办公室的电脑。
(2) 英语中，在介词后面也要用动名词作宾语。例如：
i'm looking forward to your coming next time.
我期待着您下一次的到来。
on hearing our delegation in sydney had won 28 gold medals, all the chinese people cheered up with great joy and showed their great respects to our athletes.
当听到我国在悉尼的奥运代表团获得了28块金牌时，全中国人民都高兴地欢呼起来，并向我们的运动健儿们表示崇高的敬意。
the simplest kind of advertising is the classified ad.
最简单的广告是分类广告。
they are against using so many animals in experiments.
他们反对用如此多的动物去做试验。
i don't remember ever seeing her any time.
我不记得曾几何时见过她。
he apologized for interrupting us.
他因打断了我们的谈话而向我们道歉。
thank you for offering me so much help.
感谢你们给我提供了这么多的帮助。
he is fond of watching sports-games.
他喜欢观看体育竞赛。
she likes making herself busy all the day.
她喜欢使自己终日忙忙碌碌的。
(3) 介词后面接动名词时，动名词短语也可以用完成时态或被动语态。例如：
the secretary was scolded for not having finished typing the report in time.
那位秘书因没有按时将报告打印出来而受责备。(动名词的完成时态)
i regret having said some rude words to my brother.
我后悔对我弟弟说了些粗话。
we have no idea of their having done such kind of thing.
我们不知道他们干过这种事情。
after having been treated in the special way, he could deal with everything around him smoothly .
他接受了特殊化的训练后，能顺利地对付他周围的一切。
he can't remember having been scolded by his boss for that matter.
他不记得老板曾为那件事责备过他。
people hate being praised for nothing .
人们不喜欢无缘无故的赞扬。(动名词的被动语态)
the problem is far from being solved .
这问题远没得到解决。
she didn't mind being left alone at home .
她不介意被一人留在家里。
(4) 下列动词后的动名词虽然是被动意义，但不用被动语态：
your car needs filling. 你这车要充气了。
this city deserves visiting. 这座城市值得光顾一下。
the problem requires studying carefully .这个问
