相信大家都知道有啲英文動詞後面要加 to ，有啲就要加 ing，例如 enjoy doing, hope to。而今日就想同大家講下 Try, Mean, Remember 同 Stop 後面加 to/ing 嘅分別，可能大家以前學 grammar 嗰陣都有聽過吓，但你又記唔記得呢？等我哋同大家複習吓啦！
1. Try to do vs Try doing
Try to do 係指「努力去完成一件很困難嘅事」，如果 Try to do 用於過去式句子時，就代表嘗試咗但未能成功；而 Try doing 係指「去做一件冇做過，但可以係困難/唔困難嘅事，並且未知結果會點」。
(Try to do)
Even though he knows that it is a tough situation, he tries to overcome it.
縱使他知道這是一個艱難的時期，他仍努力去嘗試克服。
She tried to break the record of the 100m race, but ended up winning the first runner-up.
她嘗試打破100米賽跑的紀錄，可惜未能成功，最終奪取了第二名。
(Try doing)
Try calling me if I do not reply to your message.
如果我沒有回覆你的訊息，你可以試試打給我。
2. Mean to do vs Mean doing
Mean to 係指「故意/注定要」；而 Mean doing 係指「意味著」。
(Mean to do)
I didn’t mean to offend you. I’m sorry if I have said something that hurt your feeling.
我沒有要故意冒犯你的意思，如果我說了一些傷害你的話，請容許我道歉。
(Mean doing)
Working in a rural area means taking me 3 hours for traveling.
在農村工作意味著我需要預留三個小時到達工作的地方。
3. Remember to do vs Remember doing
Remember to do 係指「記得要做未完成嘅事」；而 Remember doing 係指「因為記得而已經完成咗某件事」。
(Remember to do)
Remember to hand in your assignment before this week’s Friday, or else you will get a mark deduction.
記得要在今個星期五前遞交作業，否則你會被扣分。
(Remember doing)
It’s raining cats and dogs this morning. Fortunately, I remembered bringing my umbrella so I did not get wet.
今天早上下了滂沱大雨，幸好我記得要帶雨傘，因此沒有被淋濕。
4. Stop to do vs Stop doing
Stop to do 係指「停止做緊嘅事，去做另一件事」；而 Stop doing 係指「唔再做某件事」。
(Stop to do)
I have to stop to work on this report, or else I will be late for the appointment.
我必須暫停繼續寫報告，否則我便會遲到。
(Stop doing)
The advertisement encourages people to stop smoking for their own and their family.
這廣告鼓勵人們為了自己和家人的著想去戒煙。
