1、否定形式表肯定意义,江苏省运河中学 冯海波,1 I couldnt wait to see her. 2.You cannot be too careful. 3.We can hardly praise him too much. 4.We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 5.There is no one but knows him. 6.It never rains but it pours 7.The boy wants to do nothing but play football.,Translate the
2、following into Chinese:,8.It will not be long before we finish the experiment. 9.I never see her without thinking of my younger sister 10.This is no other than the book we want to buy. 11.He is too wise not to solve this problem. 12.During bad weather the trains are late more often than not. 13.Neve
3、r is more beautiful flower than this!14.He has not a little experience. 15.Why not try again?,英语中有些句子形式上是否定的，但是内容含义上却是肯定的。,一、 cannot wait 后跟不定式， 意为“急于做”，表示强调的肯定 I couldnt wait to see her. 我渴望见到她。 I cannot wait to read the book. 我非常渴望读到这本书。二、 cannot/couldnttoo意为 “越越，非常，无论怎样也不过分” 在此结构中，cannot 也可改用can
4、hardly，scarcely，never，impossible；too也可改用over，enough等。 A man can never have too many friends. 朋友越多越好。 He cannot see you quickly enough. 他想很快见到你。,三、 not until/ till 意为“直到的时候才” People take no thought of the value of time until they lose it. 人们失去时间后才知道时间的价值 It was not until the next day that I knew that
5、 truth. 直到第二天我才知道真相。 He did not go to bed until his mother came back. 直到他母亲回来他才睡觉。,四、否定词but 1.not(no)but There is no man but has his faults. 人皆有过。 No one believes but she will succeed. 人们相信他会成功。There is no one but knows him. 人人都认识他。2. never (not)but (that) 意为 “每当, 总是, 没有哪次不是”。 I never see you but I
6、think of my mother. 每当看见你时,我总是想起我的母亲。 He will not be angry but that he is offended. 人们惹了他他才会生气。,3. nothing but /none but 意为 “仅仅,只,只有才”。 We can see nothing but water. 我们只能看见水。 None but me knew what happened. 只有我知道发生了什么事情。 He chose none but the best. 他只选最好的。,五、 not long before 意为“不久就” It was not long
7、before he appeared. 他不久就出现了。 六、 否定词without 意为 “ 每必” What appeared to me wonderful was that none of the ants came home without bringing something. 使我感到惊奇的是每只蚂蚁回来都带回一些东西。 There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火。 七、 no (none) other than意为 “仅仅,完全” She is none other than my teacher. 她正是我的老师。The letter was
8、written by none other than Mary. 写这封信的正是玛莉。,八、 too + 形容词 / 副词 + not 不定式 “非常必定能， 太不会不”1. 本句型是对too to 的否定，表示肯定意思。His speech was too good not to stir the audience. 他的演讲太好了，不会不使观众轰动。 He is too foolish not to say it. 他那么傻，不会不把这事说出来。2. 若 把否定词放到前面not too to 表示这并不太所以能。He is not too old to do it. 他做这件事，年龄并不老
9、。3. never too to (永不/决不)。It is never too late to give up prejudices. 放弃偏见永远不晚。,九、 more often than not意为 “常常,往往” John is a good swimmer. He wins more often than not. 约翰是个游泳健将,他常常在比赛中获奖。 The street is crowded more often than not. 这条大街常常很拥挤。十、 否定词比较级( 相当于最高级) I couldnt agree more. 我非常同意。 Nothing is mor
10、e valuable than health. 健康是最宝贵的。 十一、 not a little意为 “很,很多” He is not a little tired. 他非常累。 He has not a little experience. 他有着丰富的经验。,十二、 某些不用回答和表达说话人感情的疑问句1. 否定修辞性疑问句表示非常强烈的肯定。 Who does not know?(=Everybody knows.) 谁不知道?(意思是“人人知道”)2. 否定感叹疑问句表示的肯定。 Isnt that beautiful! 多么美丽呀! Isnt she a sweet girl! 她
11、多么可爱啊!注：这种疑问句用来回答别人的问题或对别人的谈话作出反应,以强调自己和对方的意见一致。,-Lovely day, isnt it ? 天气真好啊,是不是?-Yes, isnt it! 是啊,真好!3. 祈使疑问句。 Wont you have some beer? 请喝点啤酒吧！Wont you sit down! 请坐呀!,十三、否定的习惯用语表示的肯定有些习惯用法,虽然形式上是否定的,但意义却是肯定的。,Hell be at home now, as likely as not.(=Hell probably be at home now.) 他很可能现在在家。,我渴望见到她。,
12、你越小心越好。,对他我们无论怎么赞扬也不过分。,直到井干了我们才知道水的重要。,每次下雨都是倾盆大雨。,这男孩只想踢足球。,1 I couldnt wait to see her. 2.You cannot be too careful. 3.We can hardly praise him too much. 4.We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 5.There is no one but knows him. 6.It never rains but it pours 7.The boy wants to do n
13、othing but play football.,Translate the following into Chinese:,人人都认识他。,每次见到她，我就想起我的妹妹。,这正是我们要买的那本书。,他那么聪明，一定会解决问题。,在天气不好时,火车常常晚点。,这是我见过的最美丽的花！,他有着丰富的经验。,你怎么不再试试？(即:你该再试试！),8.It will not be long before we finish the experiment. 9.I never see her without thinking of my younger sister 10.This is no other than the book we want to buy. 11.He is too wise not to solve this problem. 12.During bad weather the trains are late more often than not. 13.Never is more beautiful flower than this! 14.He has not a little experience. 15.Why not try again?,我们不久就完成了实验。,Thank You,
