1."Nothingismore…than"和"Nothingisso…as"结构,"Nothingismore…than"和"Nothingisso…as"都具有最高级比较的意思,"Nothing"可换用"no","nobody","nowhere","little","few","hardly","scarcely"等等,可译为"没有……比……更为","像……再没有了","最……"等。
Nothingismorepreciousthantime.
2.强调句型
Itisnotwhorulesusthatisimportant,buthowherulesus.
3."All+抽象名词"或"抽象名词+itself"(very+形容词)
5."something(much)of"和"nothing(little)of""somethingof"相当于"tosomeextent",表示程度。在疑问句或条件从句中,则为"anythingof",可译为"有点","略微等。""译为毫无","全无"。"muchof"译为"大有","notmuchof"可译为"算不上","称不上","littleof"可译为"几乎无"。somethinglike译为"有点像,略似。"
Theysaythathehadnouniversityeducation,butheseemstobesomethingofascholar.
6.同格名词修饰是指of前后的两个名词都指同一个人或物,"of"以及它前面的名词构一个形容词短语,以修饰"of"后面的那个名词。如"heroldsharperofafather",可译为:"她那骗子般的父亲"。
Thosepigsofgirlseatsomuch.
8."Itisin(with)…asin(with)"
9."asgoodas…"相等于,就像,几乎如;实际上,其实,实在。
Themerchantasgoodaspromisedtheorphanboy,thathewouldadopthim.
10."manyaswell…as"和"mightaswell…as""manyaswell…as"可译为"与其……,不如……,更好","以这样做……为宜","如同……,也可以……"等等。"mightaswell…as"表示不可能的事,可译为"犹如……","可与……一样荒唐","与其那样不如这样的好"等等。
Onemayaswellnotknowathingatallasknowitimperfectly.
11."tomake…of"的译法(使……成为……,把……当作)
Iwillmakeascientistofmyson.
12.too…+不定式",not(never)too…+不定式","too…not+不定式
13.only(not,all,but,never)too…todoso"和"tooready(apt)+todo"结构中,不定式也没有否定意义,凡是"not","all""but等字后+"too…to,"不定式都失去了否定意义,在"tooready(apt)+todo"结构中,不定式也没有否定意义。
Youknowbuttooyelltoholdyourtongue.
14."nomore…than…"句型
Ahomewithoutloveisnomoreahomethanabodywithoutasoulisaman.
15."notsomuch…as"和"notsomuchas…"结构,"notsomuch…as"="notsomuchas…",其中as有进可换用butrather,可译为:"与其说是……毋须说是……"。而"notsomuchas"="without(not)even,"可译为"甚至……还没有"。
Theoceansdonotsomuchdividetheworldasuniteit.
16.It作先行主语和先行宾语的一些句型
Shehadsaidwhatitwasnecessarytosay.
17."cannot…too…"结构,"cannot…too…"意为"Itisimpossibletooverdo…"或者,即"无论怎样……也不算过分"。"not"可换用"hardly","scarcely"等,"too"可换用"enough","sufficient"等
18."否定+but"结构,在否定词后面的"but",具有"whichnot","whonot","thatnot",等等否定意义,构成前后的双重否定。可译成"没有……不是"或"……都……"等
Nothingissobadbutitmighthavebeenworse.
19."否定+until(till)"结构,在否定词"no","not","never","little","few","seldom"等的后边所接用的"until/till",多数情况下译为"直到……才……","要……才……",把否定译为肯定。
Nobodyknowswhathecandotillhehastried.
20."notso…but"和"notsucha…but"结构,这两个结构和"否定+but"的结构差不多,不同之点是这两个结构中的"but"是含有"that…not"意味的连续词,表示程度。可译为"还没有……到不能做……的程度","并不是……不……","无论怎样……也不是不能……"等。
Heisnotsosickbuthecancometoschool.
21."疑问词+should…but"结构,这个结构表示过去的意外的事,意为"none…but",可译为"除了……还有谁会……","岂料","想不到……竟是……"等。
Whoshouldwriteitbuthimself?
22."祈使句+and"和"祈使句+or"结构,"祈使句+and"表示"If…you…","祈使名+or"
23."whoknowsbut(that)…"和"whocouldshould…but"结构,这个结构是反问形式,一般意译为"多半","亦未可知"等等,有时也可直译。
Whoknowsbut(that)hemaygo?
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