考研班英语辅导讲义句型整理2004-7-14 7:28:00 来稿作者：dudubear, dudubear404@北京大学石春祯教授1No more/less … thanno more than=only The number of the students is not/noless than 1000. 至少/多达You can no more swim than I can fly.2Not so much … as His success is not so much by talent as by energy. He didnot so much as turn his face. 他甚至连头也没有回一下There is nothing in the world that I like so much as music. 世界上再没有什么比音乐我更爱好的了3Nothing is more … than; nothing is so … as Nothing is more valuable than health.4Cannot … too You cannot be too careful. The importance of scientific study cannot be overvalued. 科学研究的重要性无论如何估计也不会过高5否定without One cannot succeed without perseverance. 人无毅力不能成事Nogains without pains. 无不劳而获者6否定but There is no rule but has exceptions. 没有规则没有例外but表示否定that does not7否定until(till) Nobody knows what he can do till he has tried. 任何人只有试过后才知道能做什么8Not so … but ; not such a … but No man is so old but (that) he may learn. 活到老学到老9否定because You should not despite a man because he is poor.不要因为别人穷就轻蔑他10 Not that … but that It is not that I am unwilling but that I have no time不是因为我不愿意而是因为我无时间11 否定every(all, both, always, quite) Every man cannot be rich, but every man can be a gentleman.不见得人人都能致富但人人都能成为君子Brainy@特别制作112 Forthe动名词You can have it for the asking. 先说一声就可以13 Above动名词He is above telling a lie.他决不肯撒谎14 Far from动名词His explanation is far from (being) satisfactory. 他的说明决不能令人满意15 The比较级理由We should not think the worse of a man because he is ill-dressed. 我们不能因为一个人穿着不好而藐视他It is none the less true because it sounds strange. 听起来很怪那却是真的16 The last动词不定式/定语从句Romantic is the last thing I am. 我是最不浪漫的人17 比较级than / more原级than He is more dead than alive. 与其说他活着不如说他死了He is more shy than unsociable. 他是害羞不是不爱社交18 More…than+can The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. 那地方景色之美非笔墨能形容How he manages to live is more than I can tell. 我简直猜不出他是怎么样生活的19 Less…than You are more of a scholar than he is, but you have got less common sense. 作为学者你胜过他不过你的常识不如他20 Much more/less I like music, much more dancing. 我喜欢音乐更喜欢跳舞I don’t like music, much less dancing. 我不喜欢音乐更不喜欢跳舞No other country accepted the proposal, much less acted upon it. 没有其他国家接受那个题案更没有哪个国家采取行动21 Would sooner(rather)…than/ would as soon…as I would sooner die at once than live in this agony. 与其在痛苦中生存不如马上死去22 No sooner…than/ hardly… when I had no sooner opened the cage than out flewthe little bird. 我一开鸟笼小鸟就飞出去了23 Anything but/ nothing but/ all but He is anything but a scientist. 他绝对不是科学家I am nothing but a student. 我不过是个学生而已Brainy@特别制作2He is all but a fool. 他几乎是个傻子24 Short of/ be short of/ nothing short of The result fell short of my expectation. 结果出乎我的预料The result was nothing short of my expectation.结果正如我的预料25 Ever so Thank you ever so much for your kindness. 真谢谢你的帮忙26 To one’s感情名词/ to the 感情名词of To my disappointment, I found that he had left this country. 听说他已出国我很惆怅27 As…as He is as cunning as you are clever. 他很狡猾正如你很聪明一样28 As…as any/ever His trust in his friend was as firm as ever. 他对朋友的信任一直很坚定He is as diligent a man as ever lived. 他为人勤勉不让古今之人29 As…as…can be You are as wrong as wrong can be. 你大错特错30 As … , so … As fire tries gold, so does adversity try courage. 真金不怕火炼逆境方见胆识31 It is in … as in / it is with … as with It is with a machine as with a child that must always be taken care of. 机器如同小孩一样需要时时加以照顾It is with women as with flowers. 女性美如花It is in mind as in body which must be nourished by good food. 精神和身体都必须有好的食物来营养32 As much / as many / like so many I found ten misprints in as many pages. 我在十页中发现了十个错误You have made two blunders in as many minutes. 你两分钟内就犯了两次大错I was not in the least surprised, for I had expected as much. 我一点页不吃惊因为我早预料到会有这样的事33 As good/well as Men should be gentle as well as brave and women brave as well as gentle. 男人应该既勇敢又温柔女人应该既温柔又勇敢34 句首/句尾的as it is We hoped things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse. 我们原指望事态好转可实际上却更糟了Brainy@特别制作335 过去分词+as it is / 现在分词+as it does Written as it is in good English, this book is recommendable to all. 这本书用漂亮的英文写的值得向大家推荐36 名词等+as+主语+动词Woman as she is, she was brave. 她虽为女人却相当勇敢Teacher as he is, he explains it very clearly. 因为他是老师所以解释得很清楚Struggle as we may, we can never be completely satisfied. 尽管我们奋斗我们决不会完全满足37 It动词不定式It is easy to learn English, but it is difficult to attain perfection in it. 英语学起来容易不过难于精通38 Itfor动词不定式It is an evil thing for a man to have suspicion. 人疑心是件坏事39 It动名词It is no use my arguing with you. 我用不着更你争论40 It从句It is your own concern whether you believe me or not. 信不信你是你自己的事I took it for granted that he would not come. 我认为他不会来41 It is …从句It is the first step which is troublesome. 第一步有些麻烦42 It …名词He wondered if it was true what Peter had said. 他很想知道彼得说的是真是假43 What he is/has A man’s dignity depends not on what he has but on what he is. 一个人的尊严不在于他的财富而在于他的人品He has made what I am. 我之有今日是他赐予的44 What (little) +名词He saves what little he earns. 他把自己为数不多的收入都储蓄起来45 What with … and what with // what by … and what by What with teaching and what with writing, my time is wholly taken up. 或因教学或因写书我的时间都占了What with overwork and undernourishment he fell ill. 由于过于劳累又由于营养不良他病倒了46 What is + 比较级She is good-looking, rich, and, what is the best of all, clever. 漂亮又富有而最突出的是Brainy@特别制作4她还很聪明47 May well + 动词// and well 主语may She may well be proud of her son. 她对她自己的儿子感到骄傲是有理由的48 May/might as well … as You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him. 你借钱给她不如把钱丢在海里49 So that … may // lest … should We whispered lest he should hear. 我们怕他听见故小声说50 Cannot help + 动名词// cannot but + 动词不定式I cannot help thinking he’s wrong. 我不禁认为他错了51 Have宾语动词不定式/副词地点方向等I don’t like to have you go. 我不愿意让你走We’ll have the big table here. 把大桌子放在这里吧52 Find … in We found victory in defeat. 我们认定失败就是胜利53 Do 的两种用法I did go, but failed to see him. 我的确去了但是没有见到他54 Depend on 的两种用法The effect depends on the cause. 结果出于原因有因始有果55 Know … from Is it possible to tell a good book from a bad one. 有可能判断一本书的好坏嘛56 Had better动词不定式// would rather动词不定式I would rather die than live in dishonour. I would sooner die than live in dishonour. I would (just) as soon die as live in dishonour. 与其屈辱而生宁愿光荣而死57 Make … of I will make a scientist of my son. 我要把我的儿子培养成科学家58 Make one’s way He’ll have no difficulty in making his way in the world.59 Take … for granted He takes nothing for granted. 他对任何事情都不视为当然60 Used to + 动词不定式Brainy@特别制作5People used to think that the sun went round the earth. 从前的人以为太阳始围绕地球转动的61 Be + 不及物动词的过去分词The day for payment is come. 发薪的日子来了62 否定fail动词不定式Don’t fail to let me know. 务请相告I cannot fail to save enough money to buy a new watch. 我一定要储蓄足够的钱好买一块新表63 Leavemuch(nothing)+to be desired The telephone service at Singapore leaves nothing to be desired. 新加坡的电话服务无复遗憾The system of water supply in the city leaves much to be desired. 本市的自来水供应制度极不完善64 Be+动词不定式We are to meet him at the airport. 我们要到飞机场去接他Certain skills must be learned if one is to use English effectively. 如果要想有效地使用英语必须学会某些技巧Not an instant is to be lost. 1秒钟也不要浪费65 Have动词不定式宾语// have宾语动词不定式You don’t have to decide this matter at once. 你不必马上决定66 Prevent宾语from动名词This is only to prevent him from going abroad. 这只会妨碍他出国。