習慣上用于“do sb + n.”結構的常用表達

一、do sb a favour

該結構表示“幫助某人”，也可說成do a favour for sb，注意其中有不定冠詞。如：

Would you do me a favour please? 請你幫我個忙，好嗎?

He is always ready to do a favour for his classmates. 他總是樂于幫助同學。

以下各句均可表示“勞駕請把窗戶打開”。注意，當 favour 后有定語修飾時，其前習慣上要用定冠詞：

Do me a favour and open the window.

Do me a favour by opening the window.

Do me a favour—open the window, please.

Do me the favour to open the window.

Do me the favour of opening the window.

二、do sb good

該結構表示“對某人有益或有好處”，其中的 good 為不可數名詞。如：

Exercise will do you good. 運動對你會有好處。

Eat more fruit—it will do you good. 多吃水果，這對你有好處。

A week’s vacation will do you a lot of good. 休一周的假對你有很多益處。

Go on with the treatment. It is doing you good. 你要繼續進行這種療法。它對你是有效的。

三、do sb harm

該結構表示“對某人有害”，其中的 harm 為不可數名詞。如：

Smoking does harm to your health. 吸煙對你的身體有害。

A few late nights never did anyone any harm. 熬幾個晚上的夜對人絕無害處。

Whether it will do us harm remains to be seen. 是否對我們有害還要看一看。

注：也可說成 do harm to sb。如：

Such books do great harm to young people.=Such books do young people great harm. 那樣的書對年青人危害很大。

四、do sb honour

該結構也可說成do honour to sb，它有以下兩個方面的意思：

1. 對某人表示敬意或紀念。如：

They did honour to the dead. 他們向死者致敬。

2. 給某人帶來榮譽或使某人受到尊敬。如：

His contributions to science do honour to our country. 他在科學上的貢獻為祖國增了光。

We attended his birthday party to do him honour. /We attended his birthday party to do honour to him. 我們參加了他的生日晚會以表示對他的敬意。

注意：do sb the honour of doing [to do] sth 的意思是“給某人面子做某事”“給某人做某事的榮幸”。如：

Would you do me the honour of dancing with me?=Would you do me the honour to dance with me? 能請你跳曲舞嗎?

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