关于英语单词find用法的一个句子,Oldpeoplemayfinditalittledifficultclimbingupanddownthesteps,butitisstillmuchsaferthanwalkingacrosstheroadwithallthemovingtraffic.这是我在一本英语书上看到的句子,感

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关于英语单词find用法的一个句子,
Old people may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps,but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the moving traffic.
这是我在一本英语书上看到的句子,感觉有点问题.
此句中的climbing为什么不是to climb,我记得是“find it adj.to do sth.”
但这里为什么是climbing?

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it作形式宾语,有三种形式：不定式、动名词、从句等,且在it后面有宾语补足语
其组合形式为：动词+it+宾补+真正宾语
类似用法的动词包括：find/make/feel/consider/think等
因此你看到的文章,和你原本认为的都是对的,这句话可以有几种写法：
1.Old people may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps.
2.Old people may find it a little difficult to climb up and down the steps.
3.Old people may find it a little difficult that they climb up and down the steps.