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八大“似是而非”的英文表达
英语表达精彩纷呈,其中有那么一些在形式上是肯定的,但意义上却是否定的。
了解、熟悉并掌握这些表达不仅可以帮助我们正确地理解英文,还可以丰富我们的语言表达能力!下面让我们通过例句来逐一突破八大“似
是而非”的英文表达吧!
1·too.....to..... 太.....而不能....
eg. It’s too late to do anything about it now.
现在进行任何补救都为时已晚了。
2·short of (doing)sth 没有;如果不;除非
eg. (1)Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose.
除非奇迹发生,否则我们输定了。
(2)Short of asking her to leave, there's nothing we can d
o about the situation.
要是不请她走,我们就没有办法应付这种局面了。
3·far from (doing)sth 几乎相反;远非
eg. Computers, far from destroying jobs ,can create emplayment
.
计算机远非破坏就业,而是能创造就业。
4·anything but 决不;根本不
eg. (1)I will do anything but go there.
我决不到那里去。
(2) The job turned out to be anything but easy.
结果那份工作一点也不轻松。
区别:nothing but 只是;只有
eg. He ate nothing but a piece of bread .
5·but for 要不是;如果没有
eg. But for your help,I wouldn't have made it.
要不是你的帮助,我是无法做到的。
6·rather than 而不是
eg. (1)I think I’ll have a cold drink rather than a coffee.
我想要冷饮,不要咖啡。
(2)Why didn’t you ask for help,
rather than trying to do it on your own?
你干嘛非得自己干,为什么不请别人帮忙呢?
7·the last +名词+不定式最不可能;决不会eg. He would be the last man to say such things.
他是决不会说这种话的。
8·more than....can / more.....than.....can 简直不可能eg. (1)The beauty of Hawaii is more than I can describe.
夏威夷的景色之美简直让我难以形容。
(2)The students have more homework than they can bear.
学生的家庭作业多的使他们难以承受。