1.不定式作定语
(1)不定式作定语通常要放在被修饰词的后面,往往表示将要发生的动作。
The weather will be sunny in the days to come.
未来几天将是晴天。
(2)中心词是序数词、形容词最高级、the last/the only/the next 或被这些词修饰时,用不定式作定语。
Zhang Jian is the first Chinese to swim across the Bohai Sea.
张健是第一个横渡渤海的中国人。
He was the only one to finish the task on time.
他是唯一一个按时完成任务的人。
(3)抽象名词 time, way, reason, chance, courage, opportunity, ability 等后以及不定代词 something, nothing, little 等后常用不定式作定语。
A subway is an effective way to solve traffic problems in a big city.
地铁是解决大城市交通问题的有效方法。