双重否定句
句型19[主语+否定式谓语…+否定词/含否定意义的词+其他]
1.Hedoesn'tlendhisbooktonobody.2.Youcan'tmakesomethingoutofnothing.
3.I'lltakeitthen.Notfornothing.I'llgiveyousomethinginreturn.
4.Icouldnotdisobeyhim.Onlyonethingremainedforme:tosufferandobey.
5.Hewasneverdissatisfiedwithmywork.6.What'sdonecannotbeundone.
7.Thiscaptaintookafancytomyconversation,whichwasnotatalldisagreeableatthattime.
[注]如果要用否定代词作主语,谓语要用肯定式。
Nothingischangeless.Nothingiswithouthisfaults.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.
[主语+否定式谓语…+without+名词…/动名词]
句型20[(Therebe)+no+主语+词组或从句+without+名词…/动名词]
[It(或名词)is+否定词语+不定式+without+名词…/动名词]
1.Wecanlivewithoutfoodorwaterforsomedays,butwithoutairwecannotliveevenafewminutes.
2.AtthebeginningoflearningEnglishhecouldnotspeakitwithoutmakingmistakes.
3.Thereisnorighttospeakwithoutinvestigation.4.Nogainswithoutpains.
5.(Thereis)Nosweetwithout(some)sweat.
6.Withoutrevolutionarytheorytherecanbenorevolutionarymovement.
7.Withoutknowledgeofscienceandtechnologyitisimpossibletobuildsocialism.
8.Itisimpossibleforyourteamtowinwithoutconstanttraining.
[注1]由第二式的省略"no…without…"进一步紧缩的结果,便产生"no…no…"简略式,主要用于谚语格言。例如:Nopains,nogains.Nolaw,noliberty.Noinvestigation,norighttospeak.Nothingventure,nothinghave.(nothing是no的派生词)
[注2]"notwithout…"表示"不无…"、"不是没有…"的意思,是一种委婉的说法。
例如:Notwithoutreason/notwithoutsomedoubtIhavebroughtbackyourman-notwithoutriskanddanger.
句型21[主语+cannot+help/refrainfrom/keepfrom+动名词…]
1.ThoughLaurencehadpromisedKeithnottoseeWanda,hecouldnothelpgoingtoher.
2.He(Shylock)couldnothelpshowinghispleasure.3.Ican'thelpadmiringitwheneverIlookatit.
4.Icouldnotrefrainfromretortingtohearsuchalie.5.Icannotkeepfromlaughingtohearsuchastory.
句型22[主语+cannot+but/choosebut/helpbut+动词原形…]
1."Youcannotbutfeelalreadythatitisuselessstayinghere…youwillhavetogofarther."
2.Icannotbutadmirehiscourage.3.Wecannot(choose)butreadbookstoincreaseourknowledge.
4.Theycannotbutadmitthatincertainaspectsofscienceandtechnologyweareawayaheadofthem.
句型23[主句(否定结构)+从句(否定结构)]
1.Nothingwasusefulwhichwasnothonest.2.Nothingcanbewhollybeautifulthatisnotuseful.
3.Ihavenevercommittedoneactthatwasnotintheinterestsofmypeople.
4.Bassanio,inhisgrief,repliedthattherewasnothinghewouldnotsacrifice.
句型24[(Therebe)No+主语+but+谓语+其他]
1.Thereisnomanbuthashisfaults.2.(Thereis)Nobodybuthashisfaults.3.Noonebutcandoit.
4.Thereisnorulebuthasexceptions.5.Thereisnobodybutknowsthismatter.
句型25[第一分句(否定式谓语)+but+第二分句(肯定式谓语)]
1.Itneverrainsbutitpours.(=Itneverrainswithoutpouring.)
2.IneverseeyoubutIthinkofmybrother.3.Theynevermeetbuttheydiscussthisproblem.
4.Shenevercomesbutshebringssomethingforthechildren.
[注]汉语中的双重否定句译成英语时不一定用双重否定句。"知无不言,言无不尽。"--Sayallyouknowandsayitwithoutreserve."这样的人是没有不摔跤的。"--Suchpeopleareboundtotripandfall.
排除否定句
句型26[主语+谓语+beyond/beyondthefactthat…]
1.Hedidnothingbeyondwritingoneletter.
2.Hedidnotreallyknowwhathewasgoingtosay,beyondthatthesituationdemandedsomethingromantic.
3.OfOliverEdwards,nothing,Ibelieve,isknownbeyondthefactthathehadbeenatPembrokeCollegewithJohnson.
句型27[主语+谓语+but/butthat/barring…]
1.NooneknowsitbutyouandI.2.Hedidnothingbutwaitfortheresult.
3.Ihavenosecretofsuccessbuthardwork.
4.Icouldn'tseebutthatthesoldierswouldfightanddieforthesakeoftheircountry.
5.Whobuthewoulddosuchathing?
6.ThemeetingwillbeheldnextTuesdaybarringunforeseenfactors.
句型28[主语+谓语+except/exceptthat/exceptfor/excepting/…]
1.Everyoneisreadyexceptyou.
2.Nomaneverbecamegreatorgoodexceptthroughmanyandgreatmistakes.
3.Exceptalivingmanthereisnothingmorewonderfulthanabook.
4.Welaytherealongtimeinsilence,exceptthatWebbgroanedeverynowandthen.
5.Sheisabsolutelyaloneexceptforherson.
6.Allthesplendidfurnitureofhislateresidencehadbeensold,exceptinghiswife'sharp.
句型29[主语+谓语+apartfrom/asidefrom/exclusiveof/withtheexclusionof…]
1.Apartfromthequestionofexpense,itistoolate.2.Asidefromthisstatement,herefusedtotalk.
3.Thebuildingwillcostabout2,500,000Yuan,exclusiveofthemachineryequipment.
4.TheCanalsysteminChinaisthemostextensiveintheworldwiththeexclusionofNetherland.
句型30[主语+谓语+save/savethat/savefor/saving/savingthat…]
1.Idoentreatyou,notamandeparts,saveIalone,tillantonymhasspoken.
2.Inthislifewegetnothingsavebyeffort.
3.Atthishourthegreattunnelwasquietsavewhenatrainroaredabove.
4.Allislostsavehonor.5.Savinghiseyesight,hewasaswellasever.
6.Thebarwasemptysaveforthelandlord.
7.SavingthathefailedinLatin,hedidwell.
句型31[主语+谓语+onlythat/otherthan…]
1.Ihavenothingagainsthim,onlythatIdislikehismanner.
2."IsanythingthematterwithMadeline?"-"No,papa,onlyIhavegotaheadache."
3.Itwasfortifiedonallsidesotherthanthis.
4.Youwillgenerallysufferforwishingtoappearotherthanwhatyouare;whetheritbegreater,ormorelearned.
[注1]besides和apartfrom兼有"除外"和"包括"的意思。Icarefornothingbesides(apartfrom)this.(多用于否定句)
Apartfrom(Besides)English,heisalsowellversedinRussian.(多用于带有also等副词的肯定句)
[注2]inadditionto有"包括"的意思,如:InadditiontoJohn'sbeingblamedforthis,hewasblamedalsoforbreakingthewindow.
加强否定句
句型32[主语+强调词语+否定词+谓语动词+其他]
1.Hurlinginsultsandthreatsiscertainlynotfighting.2.Itsimplywillnotdo!
3.Wemustnotbecomecomplacentoveranysuccess.
4.Weabsolutelymustnotrelaxourwill.5.Thenatureofwolveswillneverchange.
6.WithouttheCommunistPartyIshouldassuredlynotbewhatIamtoday.
句型33[主语+be+thelast+名词+不定式…/从句]
1.ForitwasOliver,hiscruelbrother-thelastpersonOrlandowouldhaveexpectedtofindthere.
2.Heisthelastpersontodosuchathing.3.ThisisthelastplacewhereIexpectedtohavemetyou.
4.Breachofpromiseisthelastthingthatheislikelytocommit.
句型34[主语+谓语肯定式+含否定词语的成语+其他][主语+谓语否定式+含不定词语的成语+其他]
1.AtnotimeandundernocircumstanceswillChinabethefirsttousenuclearweapons.
2.Youngpeopleshouldonnoaccount(=shouldnotonanyaccount)neglecttheirdailyphysicalexercise.
3.Wehaveideals,butwearebynomeansvisionaries.4.Hewillinnowisegiveupstudy.
[注]其他加强否定的方式:1.[…beanythingbut…](决不是)Heisanythingbutascholar.
2.[(Thereis)no+V-ing](决不可)Thereisnodenyingthefact.=Itisabsolutelyimpermissibletodenythefact.因此语意比下句强,"Itisimpossibletodenythefact."
句型35[主语+否定式谓语+微量词+名词+其他]
1.Wemustneverforamomentdivorceourselvesfromthemasses.
2.Themotherdidnothaveawinkofsleepthewholenightonaccountofthechild'shighfever.
3.Hedidnotbreatheasinglewordaboutit.
4.ThoughIhavewalkedtwentymiles,Iamnotabittired.
5.Thelittleboyisdofullofenergythatherefusedtostayputforanylengthoftime.
[注]表示微量词的词组中以intheleast为最常见,不少的微量词可用它代替。如:
Iamnotintheleasttired.Iwasnotsurprisedintheleast.Thatboywasnotintheleastafraidofthesnake.
句型36[...否定词+名词+大范围词语...]
1.Therewillbenodifficultyintheworldwhichtheycannotovercome.
2.Thedoctorwaswritingabook,butitwentonsoslowlythatitwouldnotbefinishedwithinathousandyears.
3."Don'tyoudance?"-"I'mtheworld'sworstdancer."
4.Hewasnotatallconfused.5.Itisofnovalueatall.
6.Thisisahistoricaltrendnoforceonearthcanholdback.
[附注1]与汉语中的否定式相对应的英语不一定要用否定式。如:"很不好",不能译成英语的"verynotgood",应换一种说法,"Thisisverybad.","Itisnotgoodatall."汉语"这事我一点也不知道"可译作"Iamquiteinthedarkaboutthematter."或"AboutthisIknewnothing."汉语"我很不喜欢喝酒。"可译作为"Idislikewineverymuch."或"Iamnotabitinterestedinwine./Idon'tlikewineatall./Iamthelastpersontolikewine.
其次要注意分析。汉语"一窍不通",是缩小否定数量的说法,最好译成"beutterlyignorant"或"notknowtheABCof…/knownothingof…又如"世界上一切事物无不具有两重性",这里有几个强调的词语:"世界上","一切事物","无不"。"一切事物"不能用all/allthings,因此只能用缩小量的说法。"Thereisnotasinglethingintheworldwithoutadualnature."
[附注2]一般说来,只要需要,所有的肯定句都可以改为否定句,但一定要依照前面所介绍的各种句型的要求。此外,还应考虑以下几点:
1)逻辑上说不过去的不能改为否定句。WhereisMary?不能改为whereisn'tMary?
2)句型要求不能用否定式的。Howhard-workingheis!不能改为howhard-workingheisn't!
3)除句型28中列举的一些强调词语有分工外,以下词语只用于肯定句,否定句应采用括号中相对应的异根同义词。Some(not…any);too(not…either);so(neither,nomore);alongway(not…far);alotof/plentyof/agreatdealof/agooddealof…(not…muchof);as…as(notso…as);alreadystill(notyet/notanymore/nomore/nolonger…)
1.Ihavegotsome.→Ihaven'tgotany.2.Iseeagreatdealofhim.→Ididn'tseemuchofhim.
3.Wewentalongway.→Wedidn'tgofar.4.Iwilldosostill.→I'llnotdosoanymore.
4)注意may,must,need,can(could)在肯定句与否定句中的含义变化,对应关系也会出现交错现象。
A.表示许可用may(口语中常用can);表示禁止通常用mustnot,有时也用maynot语气较委婉。
"May(Can)Ismokehere?"-"Yes,youmay(can)."或"No,youmustnot."或"Youmaynotsmokehere."
B.表示责任、义务或必要时用must,否定式只能用neednot
"Mustwehandinourhomeworktoday?"-"Yes,youmust.No,youneedn't."
C.表示推测指"可能"时,用must;指"不可能","不一定"时用cannot/couldnot,有时也用maynot,口气较委婉,意为"也许不"。Thatmustbeamistake.No,itcannotbeamistake.Itmustnotbeamistake
D.表示推测也常用may,指"可能";否定式同上。Hemayberight/Hecannotberight.Hemaynotberight.