「Hate」、「Like」和「Love」的用法
在一般陳述中，hate、love、like、prefer 等動詞通常接的是動名詞；而當論及特定時間或情況時，就要接不定詞。但在 would love、would hate 等用語上，一律都要接不定詞。這些動詞也可以接 that 子句或名詞。
舉例
- I hate to tell you, but Uncle Jim is coming this weekend.
- I hate looking after elderly relatives!
- I hate mushrooms.
- I hate that he lied to you.
- I love dancing.
- I love to dance at the jazz club.
- I would love to dance with you.
- I love ballet.
- I love that you remembered my birthday!