中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒262
[誤] The machine wants to repair.
[正] The machine wants to be repaired.
. The machine wants repairing.
注：動詞 want 也和動詞 need 一樣，后接動名詞時要用主動，后接不定式時才可以用被動，用主動便錯了。如
果以人做主語，也就可以用主動的不定式了，同時也可接被動的不定式，例如 He wants to buy a watch. He wants to be notified beforehand.
