惯用语法:any not还是not any
时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇
英语课
请看下面一题:
It is so difficult a problem 1 that _________ student in this class _________ work it out.
A. any, can't B. no, can C. every, can D. no, can't
【分析】此题很容易误选A,因为从句意上看,选A可将此句理解为“这个问题是如此之难,这个班任何一个学生都不可能做出来”。但按英语习惯,any(任何一个)作为非肯定句,它只能出现在否定词 not 之后,而不能在其前,即可说 not any, 但不说 any not。所以正确答案应选B。又如:
这工作太难了,恐怕谁也干不了。
正:The work is too difficult. I'm afraid no one can do it.
误:The work is too difficult. I'm afraid any one can't do it.
什么也阻碍不了我同她结婚。
正:Nothing can prevent 2 me from marrying 3 her.
误:Anything can't prevent me from marrying her.
类似地,either 4 (两者中的任意一个)作为非肯定词,它也应出现在否定词之后,而不能出现在否定词之前。如:
这两兄弟都不聪明。
正:Neither 5 of the brothers is clever.
误:Either of the brothers is not clever.
n.问题;难题
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难,我解决不了。
v.预防,防止
- Nobody can prevent our getting married.谁也阻止不了我们结婚。
- My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。
v.(使)结婚( marry的现在分词 );娶;嫁;结合
- Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner. 她的家人因她嫁给了外国人而与她断绝关系。
- She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚,使父亲震怒。
adj.任一,两方的;prep.任一,随便任一个;conj.或,也
- I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书,你要哪一本都可以。
- I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。
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