Too 只有一个词性,那就是副词,它可以作为程度副词,修饰其他的形容词或副词。虽然它的词性只有一个,但是它的用法不止一个,特别是当它与其他单词连用时,衍生了不少让人困扰的语法。
Too 修饰形容词或副词时,直接置于所修饰词的前面,意为“太,过于,过度”,例如: The dress was too tight for me.This coffee is too sweet.It happened too quickly, so I just didn’t see it. 二、肯定句中的“too + 形容词/副词 + to(带 to 不定式) ”结构 1. 若动词不定式与前面的 too 呼应, 则该结构有否定意义,意为“太…而不能…”,此时的动词不定式在句中作结果状语,例如:He earns too little to keep his family in comfort.I know him too well to like him.The water was too cold to swim in.She is too clumsy to handle glassware carefully.2. 若动词不定式不与前面的 too 呼应,而是修饰表“积极”意义的形容词,则该结构没有否定意义,此时 too 通常含有 very 之意,且前面常有类似于 only,but 或 all 等副词修饰,意为“很,非常”,例如:I was only too glad to help him if he asked. 解析:此句相当于 I was very glad to help him if he asked.He is too ready to make promises. 解析:此句相当于 He is very ready to make promises.解析:此句相当于 It was very easy to believe it. Too 与否定词连用,表示缓和语气、礼貌或谨慎,意为“太,十分”等,此时的 too 有 very 的味道,例如:a. We're not too worried by these results. b. Let's start work on it now so we're not too rushed at the end. c. It's not too late to learn.d. It's never too late to improve your diet. 注意:句 c 和 d 中的“too … to ”结构已经没有否定意义了,所以以下翻译是错误的: 四、too 与 much,many,few,little 当要谈论数量多少的时候,在名词之前使用 too much,too little,too many,too few,其中前面两个修饰不可数名词,后面两个修饰可数名词,例如:There’s too much salt in this soup.The trip was cancelled because there was too little interest in it.There were too many dogs on the beach.I don’t like this book because there are too few pictures in it.
五、too 与 far,much
Far 或 much 与 too 连用表示强调,其中 far too 所表示的程度比 much too 大,例如:
另一个太贵了。
much too: The other one was much too expensive.
far too: The other one was far too expensive.
你对我实在太好了。 much too: You are much too kind to me. far too: You are far too kind to me. 注意:too much 与 much too 是完全不一样的,它们对应的中心词分别是 much 和 too,那么区别也基本上就是 much 与 too 的区别了。
六、too 与 very
1. 虽然 too 有时有 very 的味道,但是当要强调形容词或副词时,只用 very,而不用 too,这个可以从中文意思中区分开来,too 和 very 所表达的味道截然不同,例如: Too much 和 very much 的区别,终究还是 too 与 very 的区别,其中 very much 常与 like,dislike,hope 或 doubt 等表示心里活动的动词连用来强调这些动词,而 too much 没有这种用法,同样因为所表达出来的味道不一样,例如: 在口语中,too bad 或 it's too bad 表示遗憾或同情,用来回应所听到的事情,例如: A: The weather forecast says it’s going to rain again on Wednesday.B: Too bad. We were planning to go for a picnic. 1. 相比于 also,too 更常用于非正式场合,且通常置于句尾,例如:Leilani likes to read novels. She likes to read poetry too.He is becoming a teacher too.2. 当直接指向主语时,too 可以直接跟在主语后面,这时它通常不出现在情态动词或助动词后面,而且经常前后用逗号隔开,例如:I too thought she looked unwell.3. 在简短的回答中用 Me too,而不用 I too,例如:
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