forbid the catching of 与forbid catching

有一读者问这样一句话:

Government regulations strictly forbid the catching and killing of frogs.

此句中的forbid the catching and killing of frogs是否可改写成forbid catching and killing frogs? 二者有何不同?

可以,二者的区别主要在语法上。forbid the catching and killing of frogs 中的catching and killing是名词化的动名词,名词性较强;forbid catching and killing frogs中的catching and killing 是动名词,动词性较强。 在意义上,二者区别不大,只是the catching and killing of frogs 有区别于其他情况的含义,如是“捕杀”青蛙,而不是对青蛙进行别的对待,而catching and killing frogs则无此含义。在习惯上,我们似乎多用forbid the catching and killing of frogs。