It has a lot of growing to do 用了growing 动词 ing。
I have a lot of work to do 用了work 一般的名词。
请问为何要用这种使用方法?能反过来,替换成 grow 和 working 吗?
有的动词没相应的名词,大家可以用它们的动名词代替。比如,大家说的一些平时活动:do some washing, do some cleaning, do some shopping 等。
上述例子可以换种说法:have some washing to do,have some cleaning to do,have some shopping to do;some 表示“量”,可以换成much 或a lot of 表示“量”大。
由于大家只说do some work,不说do some working,所以,have a lot of working to do 也就不对了。
另外,还有have a lot of growing up to do 的说法。