2000年6月CET—4词汇和结构试题中有两道考查动词suggest用法的试题:
32.The suggestion that the mayor ____ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
A)would present B)present C)presents D)ought to present
【答案】选B)present
【译文】由市长发奖的建议被大家接受了。
【解析】此题考查虚拟语气在同位语从句中的应用。在suggestion,proposal,requirement,request,desire,advice,order,recommendation,insistence等表示主观意向的名词的同位语从句中需用虚拟语气,形式为“should +动词原形”或动词原形。故正确答案为B)。
34.Peter,who had been driving all day,suggested at the next town.
A)to stop B)stopping C)stop D)having stopped
【答案】选B)stopping
【译文】彼得已经开了一整天的车,他建议在下一个城镇停下来。
【解析】此题的“考点”是动词suggest可用于多种句型。suggest作“建议”解时,后面可接动名词,由此可见,四个选项中只有B)stopping符合题意。
这两道题同是考察动词suggest的用法,第32题是动词suggest后面接一个宾语从句,而从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟语气,形式为“should +动词原形”或动词原形。这是四、六级考试经常测试的一个“考点”。再例如:
He suggested ____ to tomorrow's exhibition together.(CET—41989.1)
A)us to go B)we went C)we shall go D)we go
【答案】选D)we go
【译文】他建议我们一块去看明天的展览。
对于动词suggest后面接虚拟语气的宾语从句这一用法,一般掌握得比较好,正确率很高。但对动词suggest后面接动名词这种用法同学们常常忽略,故不少考生把34题做错了。实际上,动词suggest作“建议”解时,可以用于三个不同的句型,除试题中的两个句型外,动词suggest后面还可以接名词。《现代高级英汉双解辞典(http://www.xmyuanda.com》
(The Advanced Learners’ Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation)中有一个例句说明suggest的这种用法:
I suggest a visit(going,that we should go)to the theatre.我建议去看戏。
再如:
John suggested a swim,and we all agreed.约翰建议去游泳,我们大家都同意了。
另外,动词suggest还有一种用法也常常被忽略,那就是suggest在作“显示,表明,说明”解,而不是作“建议,提议”解的时候,后面也可以接一个宾语从句,而这时宾语从句中的谓语动词不用虚拟语气,要用陈述语气。例如:
The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that human mind is stronger than we think it is.安慰剂的神奇效力似乎确实表明人的精神力量比我们所想象的要强些。
以上句子中的suggest的意义是bring(an idea,possibilityetc.)into the mind,即“使联想,暗示,表明,说明”等。这时suggest后面宾语从句中的谓语动词不用虚拟语气,而用陈述语气,时态与suggest相呼应。再如:
His yawns suggested that he would like to go to bed.他打哈欠暗示着他想睡觉了。
Her pale face suggests that she is ill.苍白的面容说明她生病了。
These facts suggest that there is no life on the moon.这些事实表明,月球上没有生命。



