063 : there’s no point in -ing, it’s worth -ing etc.

   A   

When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing:

 

It's no use / It's no good ...

• There's nothing you can do about the situation, so it's no use worrying about it.
• It's no good trying to persuade me. You won't succeed.

There's no point in ...

• There's no point in having a car if you never use it .
• There was no point in waiting any longer, so we left.

But we usually say 'the point of doing something':

• What's the point of having a car if you never use it?

 

 

   B   

It's (not) worth ... -ing

• I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi.
• Our flight was very early in the morning, so it wasn't worth going to bed.

You can say that a film is worth seeing, a book is worth reading etc. :

• What was the film like? Was it worth seeing?
• Thieves broke into the house, but didn't take anything. There was nothing worth stealing.

 

 

   C   

Have trouble -ing, have difficulty -ing etc.

 

Have trouble / difficulty / a problem  doing something:

• I had no trouble finding a place to stay. (not trouble to find)
• Did you have any difficulty getting a visa?
• People sometimes have problems reading my writing.

 

 

   D   

Spend time / waste time / be busy

 

spend/waste (time) doing something:

• He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
• I waste a lot of time doing nothing.

(be) busy doing something:

• She said she couldn't see me. She was too busy doing other things.

 

 

   E   

Go swimming / go fishing etc.

 

We use go -ing for a number of activities (especially sports).
For example, you can say:

 

go sailing	go swimming	go fishing	go skiing
go camping	go surfing	go scuba diving	go jogging
go riding	go hiking	go sightseeing	go shopping

• How often do you go swimming?
• I'd like to go skiing.
• When was the last time you went shopping?
• I've never been sailing. (For gone and been, see Unit 70.)

 

 

 

※ It's no good ~ing  vs.  It's not good to do

 

• It's no good ~ing = It's no use ~ing
• It's not good to do ↔ It's good to do

 

 

 

※ There's no point in ~ing 

 

 

 

 

※ worth vs. deserve

 

worth : (used like a preposition) 

 

1. having a value in money, etc. (~의 가치가 있는)

• worth something : 

// Our house is worth about £100 000.

// How much is this painting worth?

// It isn't worth much.

// If you answer this question correctly, it's worth five points.

// This order is potentially worth millions of pounds to the company.

 

2. good, valuable, or important enough for (something) (~할 만한) 어떤 행동을 추천하는 개념

• worth something

// The museum is certainly worth a visit.

// A carefully written cover letter and resume is worth the effort.

// It takes a long time to get a table at the restaurant, but the food is well worth the wait.

• worth doing something 

// This idea is well worth considering.

// It's worth making an appointment before you go.

 

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deserve:  

to do something or show qualities that mean a particular reaction, reward or punishment is appropriate (~ 받을 만하다. 주어질 만하다. 자격있다.) 어떤 행동에 대한 평가 개념

 

deserve something : 

• You deserve a rest after all that hard work.
• She deserves another chance.
• He doesn't deserve the award.

 

deserve to do something : 

• They didn't deserve to win.
• Anyone who will not use a map deserves to get lost.
• They deserve to be punished.