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《應用英文》意義相似的片語(二)

 昵称190769 2011-03-24
《應用英文》意義相似的片語(二)
 
但not only 放在句首時,助動詞或動詞要放在主詞前面:

例如:

Not only does Mr. C need to pursue knowledge, but he should cultivate his personality.

(助動詞 does放在主詞Mr. C之前)

也可用both......and ; as well 表達:

Mr. A is good at both math and computer science.

或:

Mr. A mastered math and computer science as well.

(as well = also)

(4)There is no .....;it is impossible;at a loss都有「無法」,「不可」,「不能」的意思。

例如:There is no way to understand such a stubborn man.

無法了解這麼頑固的人。

或:

There is no understanding such a one-track minded man.

(No 後面接名詞way或動名詞understanding;one-track minded man 也是固執的人)

It is impossible to know a person's future.

無法知道一個人的未來。

We are at a loss to know what may happen in the future.

我們無法知道將來發生什麼。

也可用 cannot 或 unable:

We cannot predict one's future.

或: We are unable to foretell what will happen tomorrow.

(unable = not able,前面動詞通常用to be)

(5)not to mention;to say nothing of ;let alone都有「別談」,「遑論」,「更別說」的意思。

例如:Mr. B is not familiar with basic sentence structures, not to mention rhetoric.

B先生對句子的基本結構還不熟悉,更別談修辭學了。

(not to mention = not to say)

He was not able to graduate from high school, to say nothing of pursuing an advanced degree.

他高中都不能畢業,別談追求更高學位。

( to say nothing of = to speak nothing of )

Mr. B cannot afford to buy daily necessities, let alone a beautiful house.

B先生連日用品都買不起,遑論漂亮的房子了。

至於it goes without saying.....和needless to say, 通常放在句首,表示不需要解釋理由,人家也會知道。也就是「不用說」的意思。

It goes without saying that Mr. A is a good teacher.

不用說,A先生是位好老師。

或:Needless to say, Mr. A is a good teacher.

(needless to say = Don't have to say it)

還有not to speak of 也有「遑論」意思,但較不常用:

Mr. A does not know basic English sentences, not to speak of writing a good composition.

A先生連基本英語句子都不懂,遑論寫篇好文章。

(6)it is no use;it is of no use;it is useless;there is no use都有「無用」,「無益」的意思。

例如:It is no use talking about past unpleasant events.

談論過去不愉快的事是無用的。

It is (really) no use arguing with such an impossible man.

跟這種難以置信的人爭吵是沒有用的。

(以上兩句no use 後面接動名詞;it is 後面的 really 只是加強語氣)

It is of no use to talk about his bad experience.

談他過去不好經驗是沒用的。

It is (really) of no use to argue with such a snobby person.

與這種傲慢的人爭吵沒有用。

(以上兩句no use 後面,通常接不定詞)

There is no use at all in discussing the past unpleasant events.

討論過去不愉快的事,是毫無用處的。

(7)not that ...but that ….; it is not that ...but it is that....

都有「不是因為......而是.......」的意思。

例如:

Not that he didn't want to go to college, but that he couldn't afford to pay the tuition.

不是他不想上大學,而是他付不起學費。

Not that Mr. A does not want to work, but that he cannot find a job.

不是A先生不去工作,而是他找不到工作。

(以上兩句後接獨立子句,也較常用)

It is not that I didn't want to help you, but (it is that) I was not in a position to do so.

不是我不肯幫你忙,而是我無能為力。

也可用

It is not because he doesn't know the reason, but (it is) because he dares not to say it.

不是因為他不知道理由,而是因為他不敢說。

(but後面的it is 可省去,如果省去but,那麼it is 就不能省,兩者只能省其一)

(以上兩句有些wordy)



 

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