否定转移否定的转移是指英语否定句在句中某一部分（常在谓语部分），但在语义上却是否定另一部分的现象。

翻译这类句子时不要单纯依赖语法分析，而应从语义上分析，根据上下文理解句意。

例：He doesn’t teach because teaching is easy for him. 他之所以教书，并不是因为他觉得教书轻松。

一、否定形式在表示“看法”的谓语动词上，语义上却是否定后面的宾语从句。

此类动词有：think, believe, suppose, imagine, expect, anticipate, fancy, consider, find (感到), guess,be supposed to, calculate, figure, reckon。

- I don't believe I've met you before. ("I believe I haven’t met youbefore.") 我认为我没有见过你。

- I don't think you will be late. 我认为你不会迟到。

- I don't suppose he cares, does he? 我看他不在乎，对吧？- He doesn't expect we need worry. 他认为我们不必着急。

- I don’t recon she is old enough to go to school.我认为她还没到上学的年纪。

注：上述判断性动词出现以下情况时，其否定不发生转移：（1）用作插入语时：- Li Lei, I think, won’t be angry with you. 我想李蕾不会生你的气。

- Tom, I suppose, won’t be against it. 我猜想汤姆不会反对。

（2）这些动词跟其他另一个动词一起做并列谓语时：- I believe and hope he won’t do that. 我相信并且也希望他将不会那样做。

（3）用于疑问句时：- Do you think it is not going to rain? 你认为天不会下雨吗？（4）主句中添加情态动词can't, mustn't, wouldn't时：- You mustn’t think he’s stupid. 你不应该认为他愚蠢。

- I wouldn't have imagined that you would be here. 我不曾想到你会在这儿。

- I can’t imagine how he could survive that car accident.我想象不出在那次车祸中他是怎样活命的。

（5）think , expect 作料想讲时：- I didn’t expect I’d meet you here. 我没料到会在这里碰上你。

- We didn’t think he is such a selfish man. 我们没料到他是这样一个自私的人。

（6）suppose , think 用于祈使句式或被副词修饰时：- Don’t suppose you have passed the exam, this is only a part of the exam.别以为你通过了考试，这仅仅是考试的一部分。

- I simply don’t think you will give me a hand when I’m in difficulty.我根本不指望你在我困难的时候能帮助我。

- I really don’t think it’s necessary for us to go there now. 我的确不认为我们有必要去那儿。

- I feel strongly that he shouldn’t do such a thing. 我强烈地认为他不应该做那样的事。

（7）上述动词所接的宾语从句中如有all , every , many , both 等表全体意义的词或副词时：- I don’t believe both of them are innocent.我不相信他们两个都是清白的。

- I never expect all the students will do the exercises after classes.我从不抱希望于所有学生都会在课外做作业。

- We don’t consider everybody in our class is interested in this topic.我们并不认为班里的每个人都对这个话题感兴趣。

（8）由于cannot help, ought not，need not，not at all等短语的关系而把I think 隔离：- I should have thought sometimes you couldn’t help thinking of the past. 我应该想到你会禁不住想起过去。

- I think you ought not to walk at night alone, Mrs. Moore.- I think you need not be impolite to her，as well as to her son.- "I think the angel are not at al l in heaven." Mr.Esmond said."二、否定形式在表示“感觉”的谓语动词上，语义上却否定表语部分。

此类动词有：appear, seem, feel, sound, taste, smell, as if，feel / look / sound as if, feel / look like。

- The old streets don’t appear deserted.( not deserted . ) 老街看样子还没被废弃。

- I’m not feeling very well today. My head aches. ( not very well … )我今天感到不怎么舒服，头痛。

- The food doesn’t taste fresh. ( not fresh . ) 食物偿起来不鲜。

- It doesn’t seem that they know where to go. 看来他们不知道往哪去。

- It doesn’t appear that we’ll have a sunny day tomorrow. 看来我们明天不会碰上好天气。

三、seem, prove, happen 与不定式构成复合谓语，形式上否定谓语，语义上否定不定式。

- The president didn’t happen to attend that meeting.(happen not to attend … )董事长碰巧没参加那次会议。

- Your ans wer doesn’t seem to be right.(seem not to be …)你的答案看起来似乎不正确。

- Jack doens't seem to like you．（＝Jack seems not to like you．）杰克看来不喜欢你。

- The news didn't seem to be true. 这个消息好象并不是真的。

四、pretend , remember 的宾语为非谓语动词时，形式上否定谓语，语义上否定宾语。

- My Italian friend didn’t pretend to see her tutor in the dining room. (pretend not to see … )我的意大利朋友在餐厅里假装没看见她导师。

- I couldn’t remember having carried my wallet out. (否定having …) 我记得不曾带钱包出门。

五、形式上否定谓语，语义上否定宾语补足语。

- I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use of it.我知道他身上从不带钱，因为他从不需要钱。

- We do not consider melting or boiling to be chemical change. (not to be … )我们认为熔化和沸腾不是化学反应。

- Seeing a ball flying, we don’t expect the ball to fly forever. (not to fly …)看到球飞时，我们认为它不会永远飞下去。

- I don’t think math difficult. 我认为数学不难。

- I don’t find the story interesting. 我认为这个故事没有趣。

- I don’t expect so. 我认为不会。

六、在“It is / was likely / probably + 从句”中，形式上否定谓语，语义上否定从句。

- It isn't likely that it will rain tomorrow. 看起来明天不会下雨。

- It isn't probable that he will come here today. 他今天也许不会来这里了。

七、形式上否定谓语，语义上否定状语或状语从句。

- He doesn't go to school by bus but on foot. 他不是步行去上学, 而是坐公共汽车。

- Don't judge a man by his appearance. 不要以貌取人。

- Don’t read in the sun. 不要在阳光下看书。

- Don’t talk with your mouth full of food. 不要口里含着食物说话。

- The ant is not gathering this for itself alone.蚂蚁不只是为自己采食。

- Let’s not talk about it here. 我们别在这里谈吧。

- This great victory has not been won easily.这个伟大的胜利赢来得并不容易。

- I did n't know his name until yesterday. （not ... until）我直到昨天才知道他的名字。