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than和Nothing is so …as都具有最高級(jí)比較的意思,Nothing I可換用no,nobody,nowhere,little,few,hardly,scarcely等等,可譯為沒(méi)有……比……更為,像……再?zèng)]有了,最……等。 Nothing is more precious than time.17. cannot…too…結(jié)構(gòu),cannot…too…意為It is impossible to overdo…或者,即無(wú)論怎樣……也不算過(guò)分。not可換用hardly,scarcely等,too可換用enough,sufficient等 You cannot be too careful.18. 否定+but 結(jié)構(gòu),在否定詞后面的but,具有which not,who not,that not,等等否定意義,構(gòu)成前后的雙重否定??勺g成沒(méi)有……不是或……都……等 Nothing is so bad but it might have been worse.19. 否定+until (till)結(jié)構(gòu),在否定詞no,not,never,little,few,seldom等的后邊所接用的until/till,多數(shù)情況下譯為直到……才……,要……才……,把否定譯為肯定。Nobody knows what he can do till he has tried.20. not so…but和not such a …but結(jié)構(gòu),這兩個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)和否定+but的結(jié)構(gòu)差不多,不同之點(diǎn)是這兩個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中的but是含有that…not意味的連續(xù)詞,表示程度??勺g為還沒(méi)有……到不能做……的程度,并不是……不……,無(wú)論怎樣……也不是不能……等。 He is not so sick but he can e to school.21. 疑問(wèn)詞+should…but 結(jié)構(gòu),外的事,意為none…but,可譯為除了……還有誰(shuí)會(huì)……,豈料,想不到……竟是……等。Who should write it but himself?22. who knows but (that)…和who could should…but結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)是反問(wèn)形式,一般意譯為多半,亦未可知等等,有時(shí)也可直譯。Who knows but (that) he may go?23. 祈使句+and和祈使句+or結(jié)構(gòu),祈使句+and表示If…you…,祈使名+or表示if…not…,you。Add love to a house and you have a home. A ad righteousness to a city and you have a munity. A ad truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school.24. 名詞+and結(jié)構(gòu),在這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中,名詞等于狀語(yǔ)從句,或表示條件,或表示時(shí)間。A word, and he would lose his temper.25. as…,so…結(jié)構(gòu),這里的so的意思是in the same way(也是如此)。此結(jié)構(gòu)表明兩個(gè)概念在程度上和關(guān)系上相似。As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.26. if any結(jié)構(gòu),if any和if ever,意思是果真有……,即使有……,表示加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣。與此類似的還有:if anything(如有不同的話,如果稍有區(qū)別),if a day(=at least,至少)。There is little, if any, hope.27. be it ever(never)so和let it be ever(never)so結(jié)構(gòu),這里,be it中的be留形式,現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)則使用let it be。ever so和never so都表示同一意思,都表示very。Be it ever so humble (let it be ever so humble), home is home.28. the last+不定式和the last +定語(yǔ)從詞結(jié)構(gòu),這種結(jié)構(gòu)中的last意思是the least likely,用于否定性推論。可譯為最不大可能的,最不合適的,由原意的最后一個(gè)……變成最不可能……的一個(gè)。He is the last man to accept a bride.29. so…that…句型,這個(gè)句型的意思是如此……,以致于……,但在翻譯成漢語(yǔ)時(shí),許多情況下,并不是一定要譯成如此……以致于……,而是變通表達(dá)其含義。He ran so fast that nobody could catch him up.30. more + than+原級(jí)形容詞(副詞)結(jié)構(gòu),這是將不同性質(zhì)加以比較,其中的more有rather的意思。It is more than probable that he will fall. 31. more than +動(dòng)詞結(jié)構(gòu),度,可譯為異常,豈止,十二分地等。This more than satisfied me.32. good and …的副詞用法,譯為非常,很等。類似還有nice and …, fine and …, lovely and …, bright and …, rare and …, big and …等,均表示程度。The apples are good and ripe.33. and that結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)and that應(yīng)譯為而且……,表示對(duì)它前面陳述部分的語(yǔ)氣加強(qiáng),that代表前面的整個(gè)陳述部分。Return to your work , and that at once.34. at once…and結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)譯為既……又……,起相關(guān)連接的作用,相當(dāng)于both…and…。The novel is at once pleasing and instructive.35. in that…結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)的意思是在那一點(diǎn)上(方面),可譯為因?yàn)椤n愃频慕Y(jié)構(gòu)還有in this…。The budget is unrealistic in that it costs.36. the name notwithstanding結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中notwithstanding是介詞,這個(gè)介詞可以置前,可以置后,比如也可寫(xiě)成:notwithstanding the name。起讓步狀語(yǔ)的作用。Some people think of the storage battery as a sort of condenser where electricity is stored. But this is an entirely wrong conception, the name notwithstanding.37. Every…not和All…not結(jié)構(gòu),Every…not表示不見(jiàn)得每個(gè)……都是……;All…not表示不見(jiàn)得所有……都是……的意思。Every man is not polite, and all are not born gentlemen.38. may as well not…as結(jié)構(gòu),此結(jié)構(gòu)可譯為與其……不如不……。One may as well not know a thing at all as know it but imperfectly.39. have only to …do結(jié)構(gòu),此結(jié)構(gòu)表示只須(消)……就能……的意思。We have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery made by Edison to see the significance of it.40. not (no) …unless…句型No increase in output can be expected line is installed41. better…than…句型Better my life should be ended by their hate, than that hated life should be prolonged to live without your love.42. as it were是一個(gè)非常常用的插入語(yǔ),意思是好象,可以說(shuō)等。Apiece of iron near a magnet, though apparently separate from it , feels, as it were, the threads of this attachment.43. 復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu),在下面例句中,由于anyone的定語(yǔ)從句過(guò)長(zhǎng),把謂語(yǔ)must realize提到定語(yǔ)從句之前。Though faith and confidence are surely more or lass foreign to my nature, I do not infrequently find myself looking to them to be able, diligent, candid, and even honest. Plainly enough, that is too large an order, as anyone must realize who reflects upon the manner in which they reach public office.44. not…any more than…為:不能……,正如不能……。One cannot learn to sketch and express himself graphically only by reading about it any more than one can learn to swim while standing by the pool.45. By that as it may是Let it be that as it may的省略形式,是由be引起的另外一種假設(shè)結(jié)構(gòu),意思是雖然如此,盡管這樣。It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two, that the blood poison is, so to speak, a new product from an improved formula. Be that as it may, the nerve poison does its business with man far more quickly than the blood poison.46. if at all是一個(gè)由if引起的主為即將……,即使……等。I can see only wit