接不定式和动名词且含义相同的动词

这类动词常见有like(喜欢)，love(喜欢)，hate(憎恨)，prefer(宁可)，begin(开始)，start(开始)，continue(继续)，can’t bear(不能忍受)，bother(麻烦)，intend(想要)，attempt(试图)，cease(停止)等。如：

He likes to sing [singing]. 他喜欢唱歌。

It has started to rain [raining]. 开始下雨了。

You needn’t bother to come up [coming up]. 你不必费心来了。

The baby continued to cry [crying] all night. 这孩子哭了一整夜。

【几点注意】

(1) 当 like, love, hate, prefer 与 would, should 连用时，其后只能接不定式：

I’d like to tell you something. 我想告诉你一些情况。

I’d love to have my own room / a room of my own. 我喜欢有一个自己的房间。

I’d hate to spend Christmas alone. 我不喜欢一个人过圣诞节。

I’d prefer to go in August rather than in July. 我愿8月去，不愿7月去。

(2) 当 begin, start 本身为进行时态（或ing形式）或后接 know, realize, understand 等静态动词时，其后的动词只能用不定式：

He was beginning to recover when he had another attack. 他正在开始恢复时，突然病又发作了。

Your inefficiency, which we have put up with far too long, is beginning to annoy our customers. 我们对你的不称职容忍得太久，而顾客也开始对此感到不满意了。

It’s too late to go out now. Besides, it’s starting to rain. 现在出去，太晚了。况且也开始下雨了。

Always look in the mirror before starting to drive. 一定要先看看反光镜再开车。

He started to realize that he was wrong. 他开始意识到自己错了。