英语中no和not之外的否定.docVIP

英语中no和not之外的否定 在英语中，除not和no表达否定意义以外，还有其它表示否定意义的词、词组、句型。 1. 表达否定意义的副词如never，seldom，rarely，scarcely，hardly，little，otherwise等。 例如： Never shall I forget the days we spent together on the beautiful farm. 我永远不会忘记我们一起在那座美丽的农场上度过的日子。 Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention. 很少有一场辩论吸引这么多媒体的关注。 He reminded me of what I should otherwise have forgotten. 幸亏他提醒了我,要不然我就会把这事给忘了。 There is hardly any time left before they make a final decision. 在他们做最后决定之前几乎没有什么时间剩下了。 Little did she know at that time her fault would cost her her career. 她当时压根就不知道她的过错会断送她的职业生涯。 2. 表达否定意义的代词如neither, none, nor, few, little等。 例如： Few people can match him when it comes to poetry. 在诗歌领域很少有人可以与他比肩。 Neither of the shops remains open after midnight. 午夜过后两家店都不营业。 I wanted to find some bread in the fridge but there was none left. 我想在冰箱里找点面包，但是里面已经没有了。 4) Little has been said about this issue at the meeting. 在会上几乎没有提到有关这一话题的任何事情。 3. 在特定的语境中表达否定意义的介词或介词词组，如without，beyond，except, but, behind，despite, above, against, off, out of, instead of, at a loss, rather than，but for, in spite of等。 例如： There is no smoke without fire. 无火不生烟。 No one can answer these questions as they are beyond our level. 没有人能回答这些问题，因为我们不懂。 How come he did much worse than those who were behind him? 他怎么可能比那些远不如他的人做得还要糟糕呢？ The situation in the city was out of control. 城里的局势已经无法控制。 To our surprise, the majority of the people were against the plan. 让我们吃惊的是，大多数人不赞成此项计划。 For the coming holiday, I’d like to stay at home rather than go out. 即将到来的假期，我宁呆在家里也不愿出去。 4. 可以用来表示否定意义的形容词或词组有absent from, blind to, dead to, deficient in, different from, far from, free from/of, foreign to, ignorant of, independent of, less than, reluctant to, safe from, short of等。 例如： Mothers are sometimes blind to the faults of their children. 母亲有时候不能察觉自己的孩子的过错。 Out of the concern for safety, many people prefer to buy the vegetables free of pollution. 出于安全考虑，许多人们喜欢购买无污染的蔬菜。 Teenagers nowadays always dream to be independent of their parents. 现在的青少年总是梦想着不受父母的约