专业四级考试词汇语法详解十四
Test Fourteen 名词+不定式与名词+介词+ing分词
有些名词如attempt, chance, effort, freedom, intention, reason, necessity, opportunity, time, way等，在其后用不定式或介词+ing分词均可，意义无甚区别。例如：
The doctor made a bold attempt to save/at saving the child's life.
有些名词如ability, agreement, ambition, anxiety, curiosity, mind, obligation, permission, refusal, tendency, wish等，在其后通常带不定式，而不带介词+ing分词。
例如：
Our ability to think and speak separates us from other mammals.
还有些名词如aptitude, experience, hope, method, possibility, difficulty, interest, plan, habit, passion, genius等，其后通常带介词+ing分词，而不带不定式。例如：
There is no hope of winning the game.
近义词辨析
strange, eccentric, odd, peculiar, queer, unique
这组词均含有“不平常的”或“奇怪的”的意思。
strange
词义最广。指非一般的、不平常的、费解的或与预期不同的，还强调陌生，不熟悉。
With so many strange faces around her, she felt a bit nervous.身边尽是陌生的面孔，她感到有点紧张。
eccentric
指行为偏离常规，特别是显得古怪或可笑。
You'll be considered eccentric if you go to the banquet in your tennis shoes.如果穿着网球鞋去参加宴会，别人会认为你很古怪。
odd
强调有异于正常，表示不标准、不正规、不符合规律等，暗示这种奇异令人困惑不解。
Einstein was considered an odd man by the neighbours' kids.邻居的孩子们认为爱因斯坦是个古怪的人。
peculiar
强调具有明显的奇异特征或令人不快的怪异特性。
We can identify the drug by its peculiar smell.我们可以通过其古怪的气味来辨认那种毒品。
queer
比odd更强调古怪性，指古怪得令人难以置信或离奇可笑。该词是个比较陈旧过时的词。曾被用于指男子同性恋者，宜慎用。
He had a queer expression on his face.他的面部表情古怪。
unique
可指在某一方面不同寻常、特别，有较强的“独一无二”的意思。
His calligraphic style is unique.他的书法风格很独特。
