Nobody knows what he can do till he has tried.
▲20、"not so…but"和"not such a…but"結(jié)構(gòu),這兩個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)和"否定+but"的結(jié)構(gòu)差不多,不同之點(diǎn)是這兩個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中的"but"是含有"that…not"意味的連續(xù)詞,表示程度?勺g為"還沒有……到不能做……的程度","并不是……不……","無論怎樣……也不是不能……"等。
He is not so sick but he can come to school.
▲21、"疑問詞+should…but"結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)表示過去的意外的事,意為"none…but",可譯為"除了……還有誰會(huì)……","豈料","想不到……竟是……"等。
Who should write it but himself?
▲22、"who knows but (that)…"和"who could should…but"結(jié)構(gòu),這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)是反問形式,一般意譯為"多半","亦未可知"等等,有時(shí)也可直譯。
Who knows but (that) he may go?
▲23、"祈使句+and"和"祈使句+or"結(jié)構(gòu),"祈使句+and"表示"If…you…","祈使名+or"表示"if…not…,you。
Add love to a house and you have a home. Aad righteousness to a city and you have a community. Aad truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school.
▲24、"名詞+and"結(jié)構(gòu),在這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中,名詞等于狀語從句,或表示條件,或表示時(shí)間。
A word, and he would lose his temper.
▲25、"名詞+and"結(jié)構(gòu),在這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中,名詞等于狀語從句,或表示條件,或表示時(shí)間。
A word, and he would lose his temper.
▲26.It is not that…but that…這不是說…,而是說…
▲27.nothing else than 完全是,實(shí)在是
「例文」What the man said was nothing else than nonsense.
「譯文」那個(gè)人講的話完全是一派胡言。
▲28.more…than…結(jié)構(gòu)有三種譯法:than連接肯定形式的從句時(shí),該從句譯為否定句;在比較的基礎(chǔ)上表示選擇關(guān)系時(shí),可譯為與其說…不如說;進(jìn)行同類比較時(shí),譯成比…更.
「例文」The complexity of the human situation and injustice of the social order demand far more fundamental changes in the basic structure of society itself than some politicians are willing to admit in their speeches.
「譯文」人類社會(huì)形勢的復(fù)雜性和社會(huì)制度的不公正性要求對社會(huì)基本結(jié)構(gòu)進(jìn)行徹底變革,而一些政客口頭上是很不愿意承認(rèn)這一點(diǎn)的。