1.后接动词时,该动词要用动名词,不能用不定式,并且该动名词习惯上要用主动形式表示被动意义,不能直接使用被动式,如可说:The film isn’t worth seeing.
但不能说:The film is worth being seen.注意,虽然be worth后接动词要用动名词,但在It’s worth (one’s) while后却可接动名词也可接不定式。
2.在现代英语中,在be worth前使用形式主语it被认为是合习惯的:
Is it worth visiting the city?这个城市值得去看吗?但是,若不用形式主语it而直接用动名词作主语则是错误的,如不能说:Repairing the car is worth.
3.在be worth doing结构中,除非句首用了形式主语it,句子主语总应是其后动名词的逻辑宾语;若其中的动词不及物,应考虑加上适当的介词:
Nothinghe said wasworth listening to.他说的话没有一句值得听。
4.若要加强其语气,可在其前使用well, really, very much等修饰语,但习惯上不用very:
It was well worth waiting for.这件事倒是很值得等待。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
1、These books might be worth ? 80 or ? 90or more to a collector-
这些书对收藏家而言可能值八九十英镑或更多。
2、I went and bought about six dollars 'worth of potato chips
我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
3、You've got three years 'worth of research money to do what you want with
你有可维持3年的研究经费去做自己想做的事。
4、He's decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worth buying
他决定去瞧瞧那座房子,看是否值得买下。
5、No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice
没有谁值得付出重大的牺牲。