否定
否定字的表现
Not
1. 我上司没有告诉我穿牛仔裤。
My boss did not tell me to wear jeans. 我上司告诉我不要穿牛仔裤。
My boss told me not to wear jeans. 本动词否定=> 助动词 + not + VR;不定词否定=> not to VR
2. Dave是澳洲人,不是奥地利人。
Dave is an Australian, not a Austrian. 3. 我在街上遇到他,而不是在办公室。
I met him on the street, not at the office. 4. 她爱他不是因为他长得帅,而是因为他很暖心。
She loves him not because he is handsome, but because he is warmhearted. No not a/an=no not any=no
- I have no one to count on.
- I don’t have anyone to count on.
- No students are allowed to enter the room.
- Nobody is allowed to enter the room.
- He is no genius.
- He is not a genius.
Never (be之后; 一般助动词之前;助动词 + never + VR)
1. 撒哈拉沙漠绝不会下雪。
It never snows in the Sahara desert. 2. 你不该晚上一个人散步。
You should never walk alone at night. Hardly, scarcely, rarely, seldom
1. 他的成功几乎是不可能的。
His success is hardly possible. 2. 那受伤的小孩几乎不能行走。
The injured child could scarcely walk. 3. 我很少听古典音乐。
I rarely listen to classical music. 4.
England has seldom won the World Cup. few/little
1. 几乎没人对他的答案感到满意。
Few are satisfied with his answer. 2. 他对数学没什么兴趣。
He showed little interest in math.
部分否定
1.
Both of my friends did not go abroad for advanced study. Both...not... 并非两者都
全部否定:Neither (None) of my friends went abroad for advanced study.
2.
He did not read all of these comic books. not...all... 并非所有
- 全部否定:He did not read any of these comic books.
- 全部否定:He read none of these comic books.
3.
She does not always agree with me. not always:并非总是
4.
Not everybody can be a poet. 5.
Beautiful flowers do not necessarily smell sweet. not necessarily 未必
注意: Quite, altogether, completely, entirely, exactly + not=>部分否定
双重否定
1.
You can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. 2.
It is not unusual for couples to quarrel. 夫妻吵架并不稀奇。
否定的惯用表现
1.
He is by no means a fool. no means:绝非
He is not a fool at all. 2. 到月球旅行不再是梦想。
Traveling to the moon is no longer a dream. Traveling to the moon is not a dream any longer. 3.
You cannot be too careful when you drive at night. 晚上开车再怎么小心也不为过。
4.
It was not long before the earthquake stopped.
5. 我直到25岁才大学毕业。
I didn’t graduate from university until I was twenty-five. It was not until I was twenty-five that I graduate from university. 6. 宝宝只会哭。
Babies do nothing but cry. 7. 我不得不佩服他的勇敢。
I cannot help admiring his courage. I cannot but admire his courage. 8. 我无法得知可能会发生什么事。
There is no telling what may happen. It is impossible to tell what may happen. 9. 他会骑摩托车,更别提脚踏车。
He can ride a motorcycle, not to mention a bicycle. 10. 那士兵接到命令就立刻执行。
The soldier got an order and lost no time in carrying it out. 不用否定字的否定表现
1.
Who knows what will happen tomorrow? 2.
This book was too boring for me to read through. 3.
He would be the last person to tell a lie. 他绝不会说谎
4.
The story he told me was anything but boring. 他讲的故事一点也不无聊。
5.
Five hundred dollars for a pair of shoes is far from cheap. 6.
This district is free from air pollution. 7.
The view from the window was beautiful beyond description. 8.
This book is quite above me. 这本书超出了我的理解能力。
9.
He is above cheating on a test. 他考试不会作弊。
10.
The alarm clock failed to go off. 闹钟不会再响了。
11.
Heavy fog kept us from driving fast. 注意:阻止...防止...keep ~ from ~, hinder ~ from ~, stop ~ from ~, protect ~ from ~, prevent ~ from ~
12.
You had better refrain from alcohol. refrain. 13.
I know better than to do such a thing. 我还没有笨到去做那种事.
14.
We tried to open the door, but in vain.