高三英语语法与惯用法知识点：习惯上后接t
o do sth的名词
有些名词后接一个动词作定语时，该动词通常用不定式形式，而不用of doing
sth结构。

这类名词比较常用的有以下一些。

1. agreement 协议
表示“做某事的协议”，其后通常接不定式。

如：
They had an agreement never to talk about work at home.
他们约定在家里决不谈工作。

We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything.
我们约定无论何时彼此都要讲实话。

2. appointment 约定
表示“做某事的约定”，其后通常接不定式，尤其用于have [make] an appointment to do sth结构。

如：
I have an appointment to see the doctor. 我约好要去看医生。

I’ve got an appointment to see Ms Edwards at two o’clock.
我与爱德华在2点钟有约会。

I keep trying to make an appointment to see him, but he has been ducking me.
我一直努力约见他，但他始终回避我。

有时不定式前可以用for sb引出不定式的逻辑主语。

如：
She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。

3. anxiety 渴望；焦急，着急
表示“某人急于(渴望)做某事”，其后通常接不定式。

如：
Her anxiety to go was obvious. 她亟于想去是很明显的。

I nearly fell in my anxiety to get downstairs quickly. 我急匆匆地下楼，差点摔倒。

In my anxiety to succeed, I overworked myself. 由于急于求成，我把自己累坏了。

有时可将其中的不定式改为for sth，但不宜改为for doing sth。

如：
他渴望成功之心使他努力工作。

误：His anxiety for succeeding led him to work hard.
正：His anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.
正：His anxiety for success led him to work hard.
4. aspiration 渴望，抱负，志气
表示“做某事的志向或渴望”，其后通常接不定式。

如：
She was filled with the aspiration to succeed in life. 她渴望有所成就。

He has an aspiration to become a scholar. 他怀有要成为学者的抱负。

He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money. 他从未企图赚很多钱。

5. attempt 尝试，试图
表示“做某事的尝试(企图)”，其后通常接不定式。

如：
The storm discouraged his attempt to sail. 暴风雨打消了他扬帆航行的念头。

She sent a sample of her work in an attempt to get a job.
她寄去一份作品样本希望获得聘用。

I am afraid my attempt to make a cake was not very successful.
恐怕我这蛋糕做得不怎么样。

其中的不定式有时可换成at doing sth。

如：
All their attempts to reach [at reaching] the summit failed.
他们攀登顶峰的所有尝试都失败了。

6. competence 能力，胜任
表示“做某事的能力”，其后通常接不定式。

如：
I doubt his competence to do the work. 我怀疑他是否有能力做那项工作。

He gradually developed the competence to deal with the more difficult cases. 他逐渐培养出了处理更困难问题的能力。