Lesson 45 ……too……to……太……而……
句型“……too……to……”的标准形式是“主语+谓语+too+形容词/副词+to+动词原形”,是肯定形式表示否定含义的程度句型。翻译为“太……而不能……”。
征服句型
●Tom is too sick to play football with you.
汤姆病的太重不能够陪你们踢足球。
●My voice is too unpleasant to sing a song.
我的声音太难听不能唱歌。
●My pet dog runs too fast to catch it.
我的宠物狗跑得太快而追不上。
●The painting by Van Gogh is too mysterious to see its true significance.
梵高的这幅画太神秘了,以致不能明白它真正的意义。
●The president’s words are too long to write them down.
校长的话太长了,以致记不下来。
●His brother is too excited to fall asleep.
他哥哥激动得睡不着觉。
●The meeting-room is too small to hold fifty people.
会议室太小了,容纳不下50人。
征服对话
●My goal is too big to come true.
●You can make a small one.
我的理想太大而不能实现。你可以制订一个小的理想。
●This task is too difficult for me to finish.
●We will give you a hand.
这个任务对我来说太困难了,我完成不了。我们会帮你的。
●She is too smart not to understand the key.
●The key is not on her, but you.
她那么聪明,不会不明白关键所在的。问题的关键不在她而在你。
●How are you feeling today?
●I’m feeling a little better.I’ve been working too hard to notice my health problems.
你今天感觉怎么样?
感觉好一些了。我一直太努力地工作,都没注意到自己的身体状况。