一、双重否定

　　双重否定的作用就是表强调

　　我要有你

　　我不能没有你

　　句子1

　　Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology which would have seemed incredible fifty years ago。

　　句型提炼

　　Hardly a(an) hour/day/week/month/year goes by without 事件which (定语从句)

　　强调事件发生频率高

　　练习1

　　几乎每个星期都会有一件新裙子进入她的大衣柜，会花掉她好几百元。

　　Hardly a week goes by without a new dress in her closet which costs her several hundred Yuan。

　　练习2

　　几乎每年中国都会发生几起严重的交通事故，引起了全国的注意。

　　Hardly a year goes by without some severe traffic accidents in China, which arouse national attention。

　　句子2

　　Overconsumption is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth. (2002年12月CET6真题)

　　M: I’m told Alice is trying to find a job in an electronics company。

　　W: As far as I know, she is good at anything but electronics。

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　削减法

　　Overconsumption is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth。

　　Overconsumption is an environmental problem matched in severity by perhaps population growth。

　　提炼句型

　　主题事物is unmatched in significance

　　by anything but perhaps 参照事物

　　主题事物is unmatched in severity by

　　anything but perhaps 参照事物

　　练习1

　　学习英语对于我的重要性堪比做好我的工作。

　　Studying English, for me, is unmatched in significance by anything but perhaps doing my job well。

　　练习2

　　保护环境的重要性对于一个国家来说堪比经济的发展。

　　Environmental protection, for a country, is unmatched in significance by anything but perhaps economic development。

　　句子3

　　There are few people who feel anything but a mild interest in the discoveries which are being made by the scientists。

　　句型提炼

　　There are few people who feel anything but a great interest in doing sth…which。.定语从句

　　强调很多人都对某事感兴趣

　　练习1

　　很多人都对网络购物有浓厚的兴趣。网络购物在中国已经形成潮流。

　　There are few people who feel anything but a great interest in shopping online, which has become a trend in china now。

　　练习2

　　很多人都对养宠物有浓厚的兴趣，养宠物确实给人们带来很多的欢乐。

　　There are few people who feel anything but a great interest in keeping a pet, which indeed brings the pet owners lots of pleasure。

　　句子4

　　no more…without than…without…

　　A merchant can no more trade without bills of exchange than sail without water。

　　(托福[微博]阅读真题经典五十篇)

　　练习1

　　no more…without…than…without…

　　我没有咖啡就不能活就像你不能不抽烟一样。

　　I can no more live without coffee than you without smoking。

　　练习2

　　一个学生没有网络就不能学习就像一个士兵不能没有枪一样。

　　no more…without…than…without…

　　A student can no more study without the internet than a soldier without his gun。

　　高级语法在写作中的应用2

　　二、隐形的否定

　　1. 用词汇来表示隐形的否定

　　a. 用形容词

　　b. 用名词

　　c. 用动词

　　d. 用介词

　　试翻译1

　　中国南方不下雪。

　　Snow is absent in Southern China。

　　她没有勇气。

　　Courage is absent in her personality。

　　这个工作狂的丈夫从来不参加家庭活动。

　　The workaholic husband is always absent in any family events。

　　总结：不存在，没有，不在场  be absent in

　　试翻译2

　　冰箱里没有鸡蛋了。

　　The fridge is out of eggs。

　　我没有力气了。

　　I am out of strength。

　　他吓破了胆了。

　　He was out of guts。

　　总结：be out of  原来有的东西，后来没有了，用完了。

　　试翻译3

　　他远远算不上富二代。

　　He is far from a “rich second generation”。

　　这根本不是真相。

　　This is far from the truth。

　　这些钱根本不够。

　　The money is far from enough。

　　总结：根本不是，还差着远呢  be far from

　　2. 名词

　　试翻译1

　　没有共产党就没有新中国。

　　没有自信是她最大的弱点。

　　Lack of the Communist Party would have led to absence of the new-born China。

　　Lack of confidence is her biggest weakness。

　　Lack of a nice packaging would lead to loss of interest on the part of the consumers。

　　总结：lack of something 缺少  absence of something 不存在

　　试翻译2

　　他没有能来参加她的派对使她很恼火。

　　His failure to come to her party greatly annoyed her。

　　总结：failure to do sth 没有能够做某事