cannot(或can not)和too的特定用法 大学英语四级辅导48.pptVIP

一、too...to结构通常表示否定意义,意思是太……不能,太……不会.例如: Its too early for us to go yet.现在太早了,我们不会去的. It is too late for us to catch the train.太晚了,我们赶不上火车了. . too...for也表示否定意义,相当于too...to,意为太……不适合(不能).例如: He is too young for the work他太年轻,不适合这份工作. Its too cold outside for jogging. 外面太冷了,不能去跑步. 二、too...to结构并不一定都表示否定意义,遇到下面几种情况时,too...to结构表示肯定意义. 1.当too前面有only, all, not, but, never, simply, just等词时,too...to结构表示肯定意义.例如: I am only too pleased to see you.非常高兴见到你. You know but too well to hold your tongue.你深知少说为妙. 2. 当too后面是 eager, anxious, pleased, kind, willing, inclined, ready, glad, quick等词时,too...to结构表示肯定意义.例如: I am too eager to go there. 我太想去那里了. 3. too...to结构的否定形式表示肯定意义,有两种变法: 一是在too前加not,构成not too...to,通常否定整个too...to结构而表示肯定含义,意为并不太……,所以能…….例如: The article is not too difficult to translate.这篇文章并不太难,很容易翻译. She is not too angry to speak up. 她不太生气,能够说出话来. 另一种方法是在不定式to do前加not,通过否定不定式而表示肯定含义,大致相当于so...that one can,意思是太……一定能(不可能不)……、太……忍不住(不免)…….例如: He is too clever not to understand the importance of this question.=He is so clever that he can understand the importance of this question.他太聪明了,一定能(不可能不)懂得这个问题的重要性. She was too angry not to say what she thought.=She was so angry that she could not but say what she thought.她太气愤了,忍不住要说出心里的话. 练习:Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. He is too old to have the book completed. 2. It was too good an opportunity to miss. 3. He is too much of a coward to fight. 4. The river is too wide for us to swim across. 5. He is too ready to promise. 6. I am too glad to help you. 7. He has seen too much of the world not to do better. 8. The book is not too difficult to understand. 9. The wall is too high for her to climb. 10. He is too kind not to be stupid. 参考答案: 1. 他垂垂老矣,这本书写不完了. 2. 那是一个很好的机会,不应该错过. 3. 他太懦弱,不敢抗争. 4. 这条河太宽了,我们游不过去. 5. 他总是轻易许诺. 6. 我非常乐意帮助你. 7. 他深谙世事,知道如何做得更好. 8. 这本书不太难,很容易理解. 9. 这堵墙太高了,她爬不过去. 10.