不定式的特殊句型too…to…的用法实用六篇
以下是小编为大家整理的too…to…的用法总结,希望能帮助大家更好地认识too…to…这个词组,提高英语水平。
1、与so [such]…that结构的转换
1. The box is too heavy for me to carry.
→The box is so heavy that I can’t carry it.
→It is such a heavy box that I can’t carry it.
2. The child is too young to dress himself.
→The child is so young that he can’t dress himself.
→He is such a young child that he can’t dress himself.(www.yygrammar.com)
注:有时还可与 not…enough to…转换,但此时要注意把原句型中的形容词改为相对应的反义词。如:
The child is too young to dress himself.
→The child is not old enough to dress himself.
2、基本结构特点
too…to…结构的基本形式为“too+形容词或副词+to+动词原形”,其意为“太……以至于不能……”。如:
He is too shy to speak to her. 他太害羞,不敢同她讲话。
It’s too cheap to be good. 这东西太便宜,好不了(即便宜无好货)。
He is too young to know right from wrong. 他太小,还分不清是非。
3、不定式的逻辑主语
有时不定式前可以带有一个由介词for引出的逻辑主语。如:
It’s too expensive for her to buy. 太贵了,她买不起。
The box is too heavy for the boy to carry. 这个箱子太重,这男孩提不起。
The print is too small for me to read without glasses. 印刷字体太小,我不戴眼镜就看不清。
4、不定式是否带宾语
在通常情况下,too…to…结构中的不定式可根据其是否及物来确定它是否带宾语。如:
He is too tired to go any further. 他太累了,不能再往前走了。(不定式to go不及物,无需带宾语)
She is too poor to buy such a nice a dress. 她太穷,买不起那件漂亮的连衣裙。(不定式to buy后带有宾语 such a nice a dress)
但是,若句子主语与其后不定式有动宾关系,那么,其后的及物动词不定式不能带宾语。如:
The nice dress is too expensive for her to buy. 这件漂亮的连衣裙太贵了,她买不起。(to buy在此虽为及物动词,但由于句子主语the nice dress与该不定式to buy有动宾关系,故to buy后不宜再接代词it作宾语)
注意:若句子主语与其后不定式有动宾关系,且其中的动词为不及物动词,此时应注意在其后加适当的介词。如:
The room is too dirty to live in. 这房间太脏,不能住。(句末的介词in不可省略)
5、too…to…有时可表示肯定意义
在以下几种情况,too…to…结构可以表示肯定意义,而不是否定意义:
1. 当不定式前有否定词修饰时。比较:
He is too foolish to understand this. 他太蠢,不会明白这一点。
He is too clever not to understand this. 他太聪明,不会不明白这一点。
2. 当副词too的前面有否定词修饰时。如:
Never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。(直译:永远不会太老而不能学习)
It’s never too late to stop smoking. 戒烟何时都不算晚。(直译:永远不会太迟而不能戒烟)
3. 当副词too后面修饰的形容词是glad, ready, pleased等表示“积极”意义的词汇时。如:
I’m too glad to see you again. 又见到你我很高兴。
We are too ready to help you. 我们很乐意帮助你。
I shall be only too pleased to get home. 我要回到家里就非常高兴。
注:这类句子中的too通常含有very之意,且too前通常会有only, just等副词修饰。
too…to 太…以至于…
He is too excited to speak.
他太激动了,说不出话来。
---- Can I help you ? 需要我帮忙吗?
---- Well, I'm afraid the box is too heavy for you to carry it, but thank you all the same.不用了。这箱子太重,恐怕你搬不动。谢谢您。
2)当too 前面有only, all, but时,意思是:非常… 等于very。
I'm only too pleased to be able to help you. 我非常高兴能帮助你。
He was but too eager to get home. 他非常想回家。
3) 如在too前有否定词,则整个句子用否定词表达肯定, too 后那个词表达一种委婉含义,意 为"不太"。
It's never too late to mend.(谚语)
改过不嫌晚。
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6、不定式是否用被动语态
上面讲到,若句子主语与其后不定式有动宾关系,其后作为及物动词的不定式不再带宾语。此时还需注意,该不定式通常也不用被动式,尽管意义上是被动的。如:
The text is too difficult to understand. 这课文太难了,理解不了。
The text is too difficult for the students to understand. 这课文太难了,学生理解不了。
但在某些特殊的语境,其中的不定式必须要用被动式。如:
He spoke in a voice too low to be heard. 他说话的声音太低,听不见。
He is too young to be sent to America for advanced study. 他太年轻,不能送到美国去深造。