常用的可以直接跟不定式的名词有：

　　ability demand failure request

　　ambition desire offer scheme

　　anxiety determination plan willingness

　　attempt eagerness promise wish

　　decision effort refusal

　　例句如：

　　His ability to get on with people is his chief asset.

　　他与人融洽相处的能力是他的主要资本。

　　He made an attempt/effort to stand up.

　　他努力要站起来。

　　Failure to obey the regulations may result in disqualification.

　　若不遵守规章，就会被取消资格。

　　Their offer/plan/promise to rebuild the town was not taken seriously.

　　他们重新修建城镇的提议/计划/保证没有得到重视。

　　She was annoyed by his unwillingness to do his share of the work.

　　他不愿干他那一份工作，这使她很不高兴。