2. Mr. and Mrs. Green are not keen for their only daughter to marry a poor school teacher.
3. I should be sorry for you to think I don’t value your advice.
4. I’m quite willing for your brother to come with you.
5. Everyone is anxious for you to accept the position.
6. The children were impatient for the bus to start.
7. Anne was eager for her parents to meet the young man who had asked her to marry him.
ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ
Эти предложения можно переконструировать в сложно-подчиненные предложения с придаточными, вводимыми союзом that или союзом-частицей if. В придаточных предложениях такого типа часто употребляется глагол should.
(1) Harry’s parents are anxious that he should receive a good education.
(3) I should be sorry if you should think I don’t value your advice.
(5) Everyone is anxious that you should accept the position.
Употребление инфинитивного оборота с предлогом for в семи примерах этого раздела следует отличать от подобного оборота в таблице № 53 (§ 33ж), где он является подлежащим в предложении с предваряющим it, как например:
It was hard for him to live on his small pension.
Приводим схему синтаксического состава этих двух типов предложений.
Подлежащее
Личный глагол
Предикативный член (именная часть сказуемого)
For him to live on his small pension
was
hard.
Everyone
is
anxious for you to accept the offer.
§ 82г.
Приводим примеры других сочетаний прилагательного с инфинитивом (СК 1 В) и эквивалентных им оборотов.1. You are certain to need (= will certainly, need) help.
2. Are you ready to start (= ready for starting)?
3. The weather is sure to be (= will certainly be) wet.
4. The old man is unfit to work (= unfit for work).
5. Is the house fit to live in (= fit for living in)?
6. Не is slow to sympathize (=slow in sympathizing) with others.
7. Не was prompt to act (= prompt in acting).
8. Was he willing to listen (= ready to listen willingly) to your arguments?
9. Не was quick to realize (= quickly realized) his advantage.
10. Our team is bound to win (= will win without a doubt).
11. Which team is likely to win (= will probably win)?
12. You were lucky to escape being hurt (= lucky in not being hurt).
13. I am unable to go (= cannot go) today.
14. She is fortunate to have (= fortunate in having) such a kind husband.
15. Who was the first (second, next, last) to arrive? (Who arrived first, second, next, last?)