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。 It39。s a long lane that has no turning.無論怎樣長的巷子也有轉(zhuǎn)彎處。(引申意義為:耐心等待終會時來運轉(zhuǎn)。) It39。s a good horse that never stumbles.再好的馬也有失前蹄的時候。(引申意義為:金無足赤,人無完人。)4I39。m too anxious to know the result.我極想知道結(jié)果?!疚觥坑⒄Z中“too...to...”結(jié)構(gòu)表示“太……以致不”的意思。例如:The star is too small to see.但是,如果too后形容詞表示主語的狀態(tài)、心理活動、情感態(tài)度(常見的有g(shù)lad,easy,ready,anxious,eager,willing,happy等),并與其后的不定式構(gòu)成固定搭配,這時too含有肯定意義,表示“very,extremely”的意思。 They are too anxious to leave.他們急于離去。 Mr.Smith was too eager to see her.史密斯先生極想見到她。5.It39。s three years since he was a teacher.他不當(dāng)教師已經(jīng)三年了。【析】在“It is some time since+主語+謂語+其它成分?!边@一結(jié)構(gòu)中,如果從句謂語動詞是非延續(xù)性動詞,那么時間的計算就從該動作的發(fā)生開始算起。 It‘s three years since he joined the army.他參軍已經(jīng)三年了。如果從句謂語動詞是延續(xù)性動詞,時間就要從該動作的結(jié)束算起。 It39。s many years since they lived here.他們不在這兒住已經(jīng)好多年了。6.All that glitters is not gold.閃光的東西不一定都是金子?!疚觥吭诰渲挟?dāng)不定代詞all,both,every及every的復(fù)合詞,副詞always,often,entirely與not一起使用時,表示部分否定,意思是“并非都是”,“不是每個人都”等。 I don39。t remember all these formulas.這些公式我并非全都記得。 Every man cannot do it.并非每個人都能做這個。 I don39。t entirely agree with you.我并不完全同意你的看法。注意:當(dāng)all,both,every等詞和帶im,in,un,dis等表示否定意義的前綴的詞連用時,表示全部否定的意義。 All your answers are incorrect.你所有的答案都不正確。表示全部否定時,我們常使用no,not,nobody,nothing,never,nowhere,neither等詞。 None of the teachers smoke.這些老師都不抽煙。7.The mountain is not valuable because it is high.山并不因為高而具有價值。(山不在高)【析】含有原因狀語從句的主從復(fù)合句,形式上雖然否定主句的謂語,然而意義上則是否定該原因狀語,譯為“并不因為……而……”。 You cannot walk away just because someone tells you he doesn39。t want to buy.你不能僅僅因為他告訴你不買就走開。 Galileo was not ready to accept it just because Aristotle had said so.伽利略并不只是因為亞里斯多德說過某事如何如何,就輕易相信它。8.I didn39。t pretend to understand what he said.我假裝沒懂他說的話?!疚觥砍S脛釉~pretend,happen的否定形式有兩種:既可以否定pretend,也可以否定其后的不定式,其意義不變。 I didn39。t happen to be there.=I happened not to be there.我恰巧不在那兒。 They didn39。t pretend to see me when I went by.=They pretended not to see me when I went by.當(dāng)我經(jīng)過的時候,他們假裝沒有看見我。9Let39。s have a rest under the big tree.It39。s nice and cool here.讓我們在大樹下歇會吧。這兒很涼快。【析】nice and,good and都表示“很,非常,完全”的意思。and前的形容詞實質(zhì)上起副詞作用,修飾后邊的形容詞,表示強調(diào)。 I am good and ready.我都準(zhǔn)備好了。 It is good and cold in the morning.早上非常冷。