ｔｏｏ…ｔｏ結構表示肯定意義兩例

英語中too…to結構常表示否定之意，譯為“太……以至不能”#65377;如:He is too old to work for his bread.他年紀太大以至不能賺錢糊口了#65377;The blizzard was too fierce for us to continue the journey.暴風雪太大了，我們無法繼續前進#65377;然而，有時候卻可以用這一結構來表示肯定的意義，試舉兩例#65377;

例一，當too…to句型中的副詞，其意為“非?！被颉昂堋?extremely or exceedingly)，用來修飾其后的形容詞時，在這種情況下， 后面的動詞不定式短語不含否定意義，而具有肯定的意義#65377;

如?押He is too ready to suspect.他好起疑心#65377;

They were too eager to understand what has happened.他們迫切想了解發生了什么事#65377;

上面例句中的形容詞ready#65380;eager等多用來表示主語所處的心情#65380;狀態#65380;態度或傾向，這類形容詞與其后的動詞不定式短語可作為一個意群來看待#65377;常見的這類形容詞還有:anxious#65380;easy#65380;kind #65380;willing #65380;apt #65380;inclined 等等#65377;

如:The people are too anxious to have peace.人民非?？释推?65377;

I am too willing to pay the price you asked. 我十分愿意付出你所要的價錢#65377;

She is too apt to slander others她愛中傷他人#65377;

The old man is too inclined to get tired.這位老人很容易疲勞#65377;

例二，在“only (but，all)too…to…”句型中，only too(but too或all too)通常用來修飾后面的形容詞，語氣很強，意為“非常#65380;很#65380;太#65380;特別”(very or exceedingly)時，后面的動詞不定式含有肯定的意思#65377;

如:I am only too glad to accept your offer.我非常樂于接受你的建議#65377;

Without your help ， I am but too liable to lag behind. 沒有你的幫助，我就容易落后#65377;

We are all too satisfied to know the progress you have made in recent years.你近年來所取得的進步我們都有很滿意#65377;

從上面的例句可以看出，glad#65380;liable#65380;satisfied等這類形容詞常用來表示某種心情或具有描繪意義，后面的動詞不定式短語則說明前面形容詞，用來表示原因，這樣的句子常含肯定意義#65377;常見的這類形容詞還有pleased#65380;happy#65380;good#65380;thankful#65380;true#65380;delighted#65380;willing等等.

總之，要掌握好“too…to”這一結構所表示的肯定意義，應特別注意句型，并根據其在具體語言環境中與詞的搭配，才不至于產生歧義#65377;

(責任編輯付淑霞)