问:“too... to...”结构在何种情况下表肯定意义?
答:在“too... to...”句型中,too是副词,后接形容词或副词,too引导不定式,作状语,意思为“太...而不能...”。
例如: The news is too good to be true.这消息太好了,叫人不敢相信。
The box is too heavy for the child to carry.箱子太重,那个小孩搬不动。
但是,下面几种情况“too... to...”则表示肯定意义。
1.当too后面接anxious, eager, ready等一类形容词时,“too… to…”结构表肯定意义 :
Jenny is too ready to speak. Jenny话太多了。
I am too anxious to know the test result. 我太想知道考试结果了!
2.当too前面有用于加强语气的only, all, but等词时,“too… to…”结构表肯定意义。
I am only too glad to meet you. 见到你真是太高兴了。
You know but too well to hold your tongue. 你深知保持沉默的妙处。
3.当too前面有not或never时,“too… to…”结构表肯定意义:(有人认为这是双重否定表示肯定)
One is never too old to learn.
It is not/never too late to mend.