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’t see what was happening.
灰尘太大了,使得我们看不清发生了什么事。
So many people complained that they took the programme off.
抱怨的人太多,所以他们取消了那个节目。
C 注意:such+a+形容词+名词可由so+形容词+a+名词来代替,所以such a good man可由so good a man来代替。这只能在名词前面有a/an的情况下使用。这种形式不常见,但有时出现在文学作品中。
有时为了表示强调,so位于句首。这时后面跟动词的倒装形式(参见第45节):
So terrible was the storm that whole roofs were ripped off.
暴风真可怕,把整个的屋顶全都刮飞了。
让步从句
它们由下列词来引导: although,though(参见第327节与第329节),even though,even if,no matter,however(参见第85节)。有时也可以使用whatever。as也可以,但是只限于形容词+as+be结构。
Although/Though/Even though/Even if you don’t like him you can still be polite.
尽管/即使/纵然/即使你不喜欢他,你仍可有礼貌一些。
No matter what you do,don’t touch this switch.
无论怎样,都别碰这个按钮。
However rich people are,they always seem anxious to make more mon- ey.
无论人们多么富有,他们似乎总还渴望赚到更多的钱。
However carefully you drive,you will probably have an accident eventual- ly.
无论你开车多小心,最后你大概还会出车祸。
Whatever you do,don’t tell him that I told you this.
无论如何,别跟他说这件事是我告诉你的。
Patient as he was,he had no intention of waiting for three hours.
哪怕他再有耐心,也不打算等上三个小时。
may+动词原形可用于假设情况:
However frightened you may be yourself,you must remain outwardly calm.
无论你有多害怕,外表上你仍要保持冷静。
may含有I accept the fact that(我接受这一事实)的意思:
—But he’s your brother!
— He may be my brother but I don’t trust him!
—可他是你的兄弟!
—尽管他是我的兄弟,可我不信任他!
但 may这样用时,是另一主句的一部分,并不属于让步从句之列。should+动词原形结构可用于even if之后,正如用于条件句的if之后一样,用来表示should后面的动词原形所指的动作不太可能发生:
Even if he should find out he won’t do anything about it.
即便他发现了,他也不会采取什么行动的。
比较从句
A 形容词和限定动词连用时的比较(另参见第20节至第22节):
It’s darker today than it was yesterday.
今天比昨天天色昏暗。
He doesn’t pay as much tax as we do/as us.
他没我们交的税款多。
He spends more than he earns.
他花的比挣的多。
注意: that+形容词是一种口语形式,表示“那么……”:
— Will it cost£100?
— No,it won’t cost as much as(all)that.It won’t be(all)that expen
- sive./It won’t be as expensive as that.
—要花 100英镑吗?
—不,花不了那么多。没那么贵。
that+形容词结构有时用于口语中表示very(很)的意思。
B 副词和限定动词连用时的比较(参见第31节至第34节):
He didn’t play as well as we expected/as well as you(did).
他打得不如我们预料的好/你打得好。
He sings more loudly than anyone I’ve ever heard/than anyone else (does).
他唱得比我听到的任何人唱得都响/比任何人都声音响。
You work harder than he does/than him/than I did at your age.
你比他干得卖劲/我在你这个年龄时干得卖劲。
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