误 She is imagining that there is a smell of burning in the flat.
正 She imagines that there is a smell of burning in the flat.
析 imagine作“认为”“感觉”解时是静态动词,一般不用进行体。
我无法设想没有电的生活。误 I can't imagine to live without electricity.
正 I can't imagine living without electricity.
析 imagine是及物动词,可跟名词、代词、动名词或that从句作宾语,但不可以接动词不定式。
我想这些年轻人不是你的学生。误 I imagine these young people weren't your students.
正 I don't imagine these young people were your students.
析 imagine的宾语从句若含有否定意义,须用于转移否定的结构,否定词移至主句。
我想我以前见过他,不是吗?误 I imagined that I had met him before, didn't I?
正 I imagined that I had met him before, hadn't I?
析 imagine在带有附加疑问句时,疑问句应同从句中主谓保持一致。
你想它离这儿有多远?误 Do you imagine how far it is from here?
正 How far do you imagine it is from here?
析 当在imagine后接的宾语从句为一特殊疑问句时,疑问词不可放在imagine之后,要放在句首。