[语法] 不出现 not,怎么表示否定?
英语中否定形式的表达花样繁多
真正的高手可以做到
不出现任何类似not的否定词
来表达否定含义
看完今天这一篇
你基本就掌握了这个独门秘技
Are You Ready?
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用“too...to...”句型表否定
The news is too good to be true.
消息太好,恐不可靠。
My niece is too young to go to school.
我的侄女儿太小了,不能上学。
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用“the last结构”表否定
You are the last man I want to see in this world.
你是我最不想见的人
He is the last man to do so.
他是最后一个做这件事的人(他不可能做这件事)
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用“比较级”表否定
The beauty of West Lake is more than words can describe.
西湖的美非言语所能描述。
He is more brave than wise.
他有勇无谋
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用“used to”暗含过去常常,但现在却不...
I used to go fishing every Saturday afternoon.
我过去每周六下午都去钓鱼(现在不了。)
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用“for fear that...”表示“以免...”
He raised his hand as high as possible for fear that the teacher ignored him.
他把手举得高高的,以免老师看不见他。
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用虚拟语气“should have”表“本该...但实际没有”
I should have finished the work ahead of time.
我本该提前完成作业。(实际没提前完成)
You should have been more careful in the exam.
考试中你本该更仔细一些的。(实际没有仔细)
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用一些表否定含义的副词
I hardly noticed him at first.
起初我并没有注意到他。
She barely knows English.
她几乎不怎懂英语。
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用“介词或介词短语”表否定
We went to school except Sunday.
星期天我们不上学。
The food is far from enough.
粮食还远远不够。
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用“fail to”句型表示“没能”
I fail to pass the exam.
我没能通过考试。
UN failed to stop the war.
联合国没能阻止这场战争。
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用“rather...than...”句型来否定句子后半部分
I would rather die standing than live kneeling.
我宁愿站着死,也不愿跪着生。