■admire v.

1. 是及物动词，通常的结构是admire sb, admire sth, admire sb for sth。如：

They admired him very much. 他们很钦佩他。

They admired his workmanship. 他们很钦佩她的手艺。

They admired him for his workmanship. 他们很钦佩她的手艺。

注意不要受汉语影响漏掉必要的宾语。如：

我钦佩她的勇气。

误：I admire for her bravery.

正：I admire her for her bravery.

他的事业非常成功，他的朋友都很羡慕！

误：He was very successful in his business and all his friends admired!

正：He was very successful in his business and all his friends admired him!

2. 其后有时可接 what 从句。如：

We admire (him for) what he has done. 我们对他所做的事很钦佩。

但是，一般不接that 从句。如：

我们佩服他的诚实。

误：We admire that he is honest.

正：We admire (him for) his honesty.

3. 有时还可后接动名词（通常有逻辑主语）。如：

They all admired his believing in that manner. 他们都赞赏他那样做。

4. 汉语说“你不得不佩服……”，英语可用以下类似表达：

You can only admire her courage and determination. 你不能不佩服她的勇气和决心。

You have to admire their dedication and commitment. 你不得不佩服他们的尽心竭力。

It was a rash thing to do, yet one cannot but admire her courage. 这事做得过于鲁莽，然而不能不佩服她的勇气。

■admit v.

1. 表示“承认”，注意以下用法：

(1) 表示“承认做了某事”，其后通常接动名词不接不定式。如：

She admitted having seen us. 她承认看到过我们。

I admit breaking the window. 我承认打破了窗子。

用于此义时，有时也说admit to，此时的 admit为不及物动词，但该结构中的介词 to 常可省略，省略介词后 admit 即为及物动词。如：

He admitted (to) stealing. 他供认了偷盗。

He admitted (to) feeling a bit tired. 他承认有点累。

(2) 有时其后接带不定式的复合宾语，但其中的不定式通常应是 to be。如：

She admitted him to be right. 她承认他是对的。

You must admit the task to be difficult. 你们得承认任务是艰巨的。

(3) 有时可后接从句。如：

He admitted that it was really his fault. 他承认这确实得怪他。

She admitted that she was afraid of spiders. 她承认她害怕蜘蛛。

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