Multicultural Communication -跨文化交际.pptVIP

Inversion can be found when the sentence begins with: So+a./ad.(+that-clause) or Such +n. (+that-clause) So sudden was the accident (that) we had no time to escape. 事故来得非常突然，我们来不及逃跑。 Such was his strength that he could bend the iron bar. 他力气大得能把那根铁棍弯过来。 Negative words or phrases: never, rarely, seldom, little, on no account决不, at no time在任何时候都不；从来没有…，从不；决不, by no means 决不;毫不;一点也不;并没有, not only...but also, etc. Little do we realize how important this lecture is. 我们没有意识到这次讲座的重要性。 Not only was he a first-rate mathematician, but also excellent at chess. 他不仅是一个一流的数学家，而且还是一个优秀的棋手。 Example: Only when you have obtained sufficient data can you reach a sound conclusion. (Para.3) What she didn’t realize was that, rather than disagreeing with her ideas, they disagreed with her method of implementing them. Translation:她当时没想到的是，同事们不是反对她的想法，而是不同意她实施这些想法的方法。 Analysis: This sentence consists of a subject clause What she didn’t realize and a subject compliment clause that....they disagreed... In the latter clause, rather than here is a conjunction meaning “instead of” and used to introduce another verbal clause whose grammatical form depends on the position in which it appears: ? After the sentence V:the same form as the sentence Verb She ran rather than walked to me. 她向我跑过来而不是走过来。 Before the sentence V:either the V-ing form or the infinitive form Rather than allow (allowing) the vegetables to go bad, we sold them at low price. 我们以低价出售了这些蔬菜，而没有让它们烂掉。 More attention should be paid to the different meanings of the following confusing phrases, “rather than”, “other than”(除了，不同于) and “more than” (超过，不止). There’s nobody there other than the little girl. 那里除了这个小女孩以外没有别人。 The truth is other than what he said. 事实与他所讲不同。 She is more than a teacher to me. 她对我来讲不止是一个老师。 Example: What I didn’t know was that, rather than allow the two companies to go bankrupt, they let them merge. (Para.3) For example, instead of recognizing her comp