2014届高考英语考前20天疯狂冲刺高分之路：形容词比较级和最高级表示否定意义.docVIP

英语中的形容词和副词有比较级和最高级两种形式。这两种形式除了分别表示两者之间和两者以上之间的比较外，还可用来表示否定意义。这种用法主要见于： 　　1．know better than+不定式。这种结构意为“不至于”：　　She knows better than to go alone on such a night. 　　在这样的夜晚，她不至于连不宜单独外出也不知道。　　know better than to do sth.的含义是be wiser,better informed,or more sensible than to do or blieve sth. 　　以此类推，下列三句有类似意义：　　Eg. I am wiser than to believe that． 　　我不至于蠢到竟然相信这件事。　　Eg. You have a better command of French than to make such mistakes．　　你的法语较好，不至于犯这样的错误。　　Eg. He is more experienced than to do such a thing． 　　他比较有经验，不至于做这样的事。 　　2．more than…can。这种句型形式上是肯定，实际上有否定含义：　　Eg. The boys in the street have become very insolent and it is more than flesh and blood can bear． 　　街上的男孩变得非常无礼,到了人所不能忍受的地步。　　Eg. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe． 　　那地方美得无法形容。　　Eg. This is more than I can tell． 　　这我简直不懂。　　Eg. He has bitten off more than he can chew． 　　他承担了力所不及的事。 　　3．用the last，the least等最高级形式表示强烈的否定意义：　　Eg. He would be the last man to say such things． 　　他决不会说这样的话。　　Eg. This is the last place where I expected to meet you． 　　我万万没有想到会在这儿碰上你。　　Eg. That was the least of his worries． 　　那可是他最不担心的事情。 　 ??