"have only to …do"結(jié)構(gòu)，此結(jié)構(gòu)表示"只須(消)……就能……"的意思。

　　We have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery made by Edison to see the significance of it.

　　"not (no) …unless…"句型

　　No increase in output can be expected unless a new assembly line is installed.

　　"better…than…"句型

　　Better my life should be ended by their hate, than that hated life should be prolonged to live without your love.

　　"as it were"是一個非常常用的插入語，意思是"好象"，"可以說"等。

　　Apiece of iron near a magnet, though apparently separate from it, feels, as it were, the threads of this attachment.

　　復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu)，在下面例句中，由于anyone的定語從句過長，把謂語must realize提到定語從句之前。

　　Though faith and confidence are surely more or lass foreign to my nature, I do not infrequently find myself looking to them to be able, diligent, candid, and even honest. Plainly enough, that is too large an order, as anyone must realize who reflects upon the manner in which they reach public office.

　　"more than +動詞"結(jié)構(gòu)，這種結(jié)構(gòu)表示動詞的程度，可譯為"異常"，"豈止"，"十二分地"等。

　　This more than satisfied me.

　　"good and …"的副詞用法，譯為"非常"，"很"等。類似還有"nice and …", "fine and …," "lovely and …", "bright and …", "rare and …", "big and …"等，均表示程度。

　　The apples are good and ripe.

　　"and that"結(jié)構(gòu)，這個"and that"應(yīng)譯為"而且……"，表示對它前面陳述部分的語氣加強，"that"代表前面的整個陳述部分。

　　Return to your work , and that at once.

　　"at once…and"結(jié)構(gòu)，這個結(jié)構(gòu)譯為"既……又……"，起相關(guān)連接的作用，相當(dāng)于"both…and…"。

　　The novel is at once pleasing and instructive.

　　"in that…"結(jié)構(gòu)，這個結(jié)構(gòu)的意思是"在那一點上(方面)"可譯為"因為"。類似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有"in this…"。

　　The budget is unrealistic in that it disregards increased costs.

　　"the name notwithstanding"結(jié)構(gòu)，這個結(jié)構(gòu)中"notwithstanding"是介詞，這個介詞可以置前，可以置后，比如也可寫成："notwithstanding the name"。起讓步狀語的作用。

　　Some people think of the storage battery as a sort of condenser where electricity is stored.But this　is an entirely wrong conception, the name notwithstanding.

　　"Every…not"表示"不見得每個……都是……";"All…not"表示"不見得所有……都是……"的意思。

　　Every man is not polite, and all are not born gentlemen.

　　"as…,so…"結(jié)構(gòu)，這里的"so"的意思是"in the same way"(也是如此)。此結(jié)構(gòu)表明兩個概念在程度上和關(guān)系上相似。

　　As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.