■若在其中的形容词be为如今式(am, is, are),则之后不定式一般只有是静态动词,不可以是动态性形容词。如:
They are fortunate to be able to buy such a large a house.她们真好运,能买那般大的房屋。
但不能说:They are fortunate to buy such a large house.
■若想在am[is, are]fortunate后接动态性形容词,则要用进行式或进行式。如:
They are fortunate to have bought such a large house.她们很好运,买来那般大的房屋。
You are fortunate to be working in London.你简直好运,能在纽约工作中。
■若在其中的形容词be为过去时(was, were),则之后不定式便沒有之上限定。如:
He was extremely fortunate to escape without injury.他能安然无事地逃离,实在太好运了。
He was fortunate to have had the chance of doing so.他很好运还有机会那样做。
■be fortunate后接不定式与接从句含意稍有不一样:It is fortunate that…的意思是“……是件好事儿”,而“主语 befortunate to do sth”则注重主语的好运。如:
It’s fortunate for us that he has a rich uncle他有一位富有的大伯是大家的运势。(如能够替大家借款)
He’s fortunate to have a rich uncle.他真好运有一位富有的大伯。(很多人沒有)