"Stop" 사용하기
Stop + 동명사는 진행중인 행동이 종료됨을 의미합니다. 이 두 동사들간에 원인 관계는 없습니다.
예
- I stopped working for them last year.
- I have stopped cycling to work.
- Could you stop bringing your dog to the office?
- He stopped eating meat in January.
Stop + 부정사 는 다른 것을 하기 위해서 행위를 방해함을 의미하므로, 이 부정사는 멈춤의 목적을 표현하기 위해서 사용됩니다.
예
- I stopped to have lunch at 12:00.
- It's difficult to concentrate on what you are doing if you have to stop to answer the phone every five minutes.
- We stopped to look at the wildflowers.
- I stopped to take a break, but I'll start again soon.