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对 Do you mind my doing ... ? 和 Do (Would) you mind if I ... ? (我做……你介意吗?) 的常见回答有: No, of course not. No, not at all. Certainly not. No, I don't mind. Go ahead, I don't mind. No, please do. (以上表示不介意) 或者(表示介意时) I'm sorry ... I'm afraid ...

1. ‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ ‘No, I don’t mind.’ (= You may smoke.) “我要吸烟，您不介意吧?”“不介意。”( = 您可以吸烟。)

2. “Do you mind if I come along too and see how you get on?” “If you like,” he said in surprise. (SEFC, 3A, p.44) “要是我也和你一起去，看看你能不能买到，你不介意吧?” “如果你愿意，你就跟我去吧。”他惊讶地说道。

3. “Do you mind if I smoke?” “I'm afraid all these offices are non-smoking offices.” “我抽烟你介意吗?” “对不起,这里所有办公室都是禁止抽烟的。”

would you mind if I 和 do you mind if I 意思相同, 只是前者的口气更为客气。另外, 使用 would you mind 时, if 从句通常使用虚拟语气, 而使用 do you mind 时, if 从句使用陈述语气。

1. Do you mind if I put the television on? 我打开电视你不介意吧？

2. Do you mind if I stay here? 我呆在这儿可以吗?

3. Would you mind if I smoked in the office next door? 我在隔壁办公室里抽烟可以吗？

4. Would you mind if I took some time alone to pray before I look around? (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 我想在参观前独自做一下祷告，您不介意吧？(《达·芬奇密码》) 请做下面的英语试题：

5. Do you mind if I ____ here? A. sit B. sitting C. sat D. sitted

6. Would you mind if I ____ in the office? A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke

上列书所给的答案是错误的。动词 mind 要求动名词(v-ing)作它的宾语,这是所有的语法书都着重加以强调的: Do you mind waiting? (CGEL) 叫你等待你不介意吧?

这也是各类标准英语考试所经常考核的一个内容：

1. “May I help you? You've lots of things to carry.” “Would you mind ____ for me?” A. carrying these books B. carry these books C. to carry these books D. will carry these books(TOEFL)

2. I wonder if you'd mind ____. A. to get the engine started B. getting started the engine C. getting the engine started D. to get starting the engine(TOEFL)

3. Would you mind give me a glass of water and some aspirin? (TOEFL)

然而,Do (Would) you mind if I...也是常见的句型:

1. Do you mind if I come up and sit around the office? (Hemingway) 如果我过来在办公室闲坐坐,你介意吗?

2. Would you mind if I took one of these books—as a keepsake? (Greene) 如果我从这些书中拿一本作为纪念,你介意吗?

但是,这两种句型所表达的意思是不同的。在 Do(Would) you mind + v-ing 结构中, v-ing 的逻辑主语是 you。也就是说,这个句型所表达的意思是“请你做某事”:

1. Do (Would) you mind shutting the door? ——Certainly not. (NAECD) 对不起,请你关上门好吗？——当然好。

2. Do you mind posting a letter for me? (Mansfield) 请你给我邮封信好吗？

3. Would you mind not smoking? (Please don't smoke.) (PEG) 请不要吸烟好吗？

如果 v-ing 的动作不是由 you 发出的, 则必须在 v-ing 之前加上名词所有格(属格)或代词所有格(物主代词):

Do you mind my opening the window? 我打开窗户,你不介意吧?

Do you mind if I...句型则是表示“我做某事,你是否介意”。

Do you mind if I stay here? (EED) 我留在这里,你不介意吧?

现在回过头来解答你提出的托福题。从听话人的回答：“Go ahead, I don't mind.”（“请吧，我不介意”）可以看出，问话人并不是“请听话人做某事”，而是询问听话人是否介意说话人做某事。因此，理所当然地应当选 C(if I open the window)。下面的试题是更有力的证明：

1. Would you mind helping me with this load of books?
   A. Please remind me to read this book.
   B. Could you help me carry these books?
   C. I don't mind if you help me.
   D. Do you have a heavy course load this term? (TOEFL)

2. “Is George really leaving the university?” “Yes, but would you mind ____ to anyone?” A. not mentioning it B. not to mention it C. not mention it D. not to mentioning it (TOEFL)

3. Would you mind ____ your radio a little, please? A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D. turning down(全国高考)

4. Excuse me. If your call's not too urgent, do you mind ____ mine first?

A. I make B. if I make C. me to make D. that I make(全国四级,98.6-64)

Would you mind doing...? 不能用于“请求允许”，而只能用于“请您做某事”。因为此结构中的 doing 的逻辑主语(施动者)只能是谈话的对方 you(参见 $mind^{1-5}$ )。例如：

Would you mind opening the window? 请您打开窗户,好吗?

如想请求允许,应当采用句式 Would (Do) you mind my (our) doing? 或者 Would (Do) you mind if I(we) ...

1. Would you mind my opening the window? 我打开窗户,你不介意吧?

2. Do you mind if I smoke? 我吸烟,你不介意吧?

mind you 中的 you 是 mind 的主语,常常可以省略。使用 mind you 是为了唤起听话人的注意,有时则是为了要求听话人赞同。

1. Nevertheless, mind you, he is very pleasant. (ELD)

但是，请注意，他是非常使人愉快的。

2. Charles is fit and well. Not happy, mind you, just fit and well. (EED) 查理斯身体强健。请注意，他并不快乐，只是身体强健。