1、英语中的否定形式表示肯定意义一．Cannotwaittodosth.cannot也可改用canhardlyI couldn’t wait to see her. 我渴望见到她。 I cannot wait to read the book. 我非常渴望读到这本书。二、 cannot/couldn’t＋too意为 “越……越…… ，非常，无论怎样……也不过分” 在此结构中，cannot 也可改用can hardly，scarcely，never，impossi
2、ble；too也可改用over，enough等。 A man can never have too many friends. 朋友越多越好。 He cannot see you quickly enough. 他想很快见到你。三、 not… until/ till 意为 “直到……的时候才” People take no thought of the value of time until they lose it.人们失去时间后才知道时间的价值
3、 It was not until the next day that I knew that truth. 直到第二天我才知道**。 He did not go to bed until his mother came back. 直到他母亲回来他才睡觉。四、否定词＋but 1、not(no)…but There is no man but has his faults. 人皆有过。 No one believes but she will succ
4、eed. 人们相信他会成功。 There is no one but knows him. 人人都认识他。2、 never (not)…but (that) 意为 “每当……, 总是……, 没有哪次不是……”。 I never see you but I think of my mother. 每当看见你时,我总是想起我的母亲。 He will not be angry but that he is offended. 人们惹了
5、他他才会生气。3、 nothing but /none but 意为 “仅仅,只,只有……才”。 We can see nothing but water. 我们只能看见水。 None but me knew what happened. 只有我知道发生了什么事情。 He chose none but the best. 他只选最好的。五、 not long before 意为“不久……就……” It was not long before
6、he appeared. 他不久就出现了。 六、 否定词＋without 意为 “ 每 …… 必” What appeared to me wonderful was that none of the ants came home without bringing something. 使我感到惊奇的是每只蚂蚁回来都带回一些东西。 There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火。七、 no (none) other than意为
7、“仅仅,完全” She is none other than my teacher. 她正是我的老师。 The letter was written by none other than Mary. 写这封信的正是玛莉。八、 too + 形容词 / 副词 + not ＋ 不定式 “非常……必定能，太……不会不”1. 本句型是对too … to 的否定，表示肯定意思。 His speech was too good not to stir the aud
8、ience. 他的演讲太好了，不会不使观众轰动。 He is too foolish not to say it. 他那么傻，不会不把这事说出来。2. 若 把否定词放到前面not too … to 表示这并不太……所以能。 He is not too old to do it. 他做这件事，年龄并不老。3. never too … to (永不/决不……)。 It is ne
