① worth作形容詞用時(shí),表示“值得……的,價(jià)值……的”,只能作表語(yǔ),但不可單獨(dú)作表語(yǔ),后面必須跟名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞,結(jié)構(gòu)為:
be worth sth. (a visit,much money)
be worth doing(要用動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)形式表示被動(dòng)意義)
This picture is worth 500 dollars. 這幅畫(huà)值500美元。
His suggestion is worth our consideration. 他的建議值得我們考慮。
How much is the pen worth?
這支鋼筆值多少錢(qián)?
What is the pen worth?
This book is worth reading again. 這本書(shū)值得再讀一遍。
The question is worth thinking over. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題值得仔細(xì)考慮。
Knowledge is worth working for. 知識(shí)是值得追求的。
What is worth doing is worth doing well. 值得做的事就值得做好。
It's worth thinking about. 這值得考慮一下。
The suggestion is worth considering,isn't it?這個(gè)建議值得考慮,不是嗎?
比較
It is worth.
(worth不可單獨(dú)作表語(yǔ))
It is worth being done.
(worth后不可跟動(dòng)名詞被動(dòng)式)
It is worth doing.
它值得做。
提示
①表示“很值得……”,要說(shuō)be well worth…,不說(shuō)be very worth…;表示“更值得……”,要說(shuō)be more worth…。
This problem is well worth discussing. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題很值得進(jìn)一步討論。
This film is well worth seeing again.
這部電影很值得再看一遍。
This film is very worth seeing again.
That city is more worth visiting. 那座城市更值得一游。
②(be)of worth有價(jià)值的,值錢(qián)的;還有be of little worth,be of no worth,books of real worth,paintings of exceptional worth,nothing of worth等。
A college education will be of great worth to you later. 在大學(xué)受的教育對(duì)你今后會(huì)大有幫助。
③在be worth doing結(jié)構(gòu)中,句中的主語(yǔ)就是動(dòng)名詞的邏輯賓語(yǔ),因此,動(dòng)名詞后面不可再有賓語(yǔ),但可以有狀語(yǔ)。
這本書(shū)值得買(mǎi)。
This book is worth buying.
(buy this book)
This book is worth buying it.
④one dollar's worth 中的worth作名詞用,意為“價(jià)值”。