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il...句型。此句型一般都應(yīng)理解為“直到……才”,因此是肯定的。如: —When can the doctor see me? —He won’t be free until tomorrow.(1995年1月)(意思是直到明天才能見你) not...more/better構(gòu)成的特殊句型。 此句型意思是不可能有比這樣更好的情況發(fā)生了,反過來講就是指這樣很好,說者對此表示贊許,所以此句型仍然表示的是肯定意思。如: —I think it’s high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now. —I can’t agree with you see countless innocent people are killed by drunk drivers each year.(1997年6月)(意思是說后者非常同意第一人的觀點(diǎn)) —How is your business,Bob? —Sales have never been better.(意思是說生意相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)) Without a doubt。Don’t mention it。No problem等作為回答的否定句型。這些我們常用的作為回答的句型,其實(shí)在語境中通常是用作肯定的回答,意思是“沒問題”,肯定是這樣的。如: —Do you think we have to review the chapter of Industrial Revolution? —Without a doubt,it will be on the exam. —Do you think you could have this skirt ready by Thursday morning? —No can e and fetchit. 由一些除not和never之外的否定詞如hardly,seldom ,scarcely,rarely等構(gòu)成的句型。這種句型其 實(shí)本身就應(yīng)歸結(jié)為否定句,但筆者將其放到這里是想強(qiáng)調(diào)這些句子如果出現(xiàn)在聽力理解當(dāng)中,學(xué)生經(jīng)常容 易疏忽這些詞的否定意思,因此需特別留意。如: —What a surprise!Tim has improved his English so much after a holiday abroad. —I can hardly hear an accent.(意思是幾乎聽不出有任何地方口音) 第 8 頁 共 8 頁