like to do something和like doing something的区别：中文意思不同、用法不同以及强调重点不同。like to do something含义为“偶尔喜欢做某事”，表示有趋向性；like doing something含义为“一直喜欢做某事”，表示长时间的喜欢做某事。
一、like to do something的含义及用法
like to do something意为偶尔喜欢做某事，主要用于使人愉快但尚不至唤起极大热情或迫切愿望的人与事。
例句：I'd like to do something with my life.
在这一生中我要做些事情。
So I would like to do something beyond my profession.
所以我想做一些超出我的职业。
I'd like to do something nice for somebody.
我很愿意帮某人做些好事。
He just stands there, but as if he's like to do something.
他只是站在那里，但好像他要做些什么似的。
I'd like to do something for you in exchange for everything you've done for me.
我想为你做些事作为你为我做事的交换。
Finally, one day I felt like to do something for others as a return to Maria's teaching.
终于有一天，我觉得我要为别人做些什么，作为对玛丽亚的回报。
二、like doing something的含义及用法
like doing something意为一直喜欢做某事，表示长时间的喜欢做某事，指兴趣爱好。
例句：No, I feel like doing something different today.
不，我觉得今天应做点别的事情。
I feel like doing something totally different this weekend.
这周我想做一些完全不同的事情。
No one would like to keep doing something he doesn't like.
没人愿意一直做自己不喜欢的事情。
Sounds like someone's doing something very bad.
听起来，有人在做坏事。
I mean, this sounds like you're actually doing something, you know.
我是说，听起来你的确做了一些有意义的事情。
