Grammar and usage Negative words and negative statements

否定句的类型和用法 1. auxiliary verb + not Examples: I don’t think so. It won’t rain tomorrow. He hasn’t finished his homework yet.

2. not paired with other words Examples: It’s not uncommon to find her reading the newspaper. Not all the students like the new teacher.

can't...too, can't... enough can never... too, can never... enough 表示 “ 无论怎样 …. 都不过分 ” You can’t be too careful. 你越仔细越好。 You can’t praise the too much. 这本书值得大加赞扬. We cannot work too much for the people. 我们为人民做工作是不可能做过头的。 A woman cannot have too many clothes. 女人买的衣服再多也不算多。

3. There are many other negative expressions. Some common ones are hardly, far from, seldom, unless, would rather…than, free from. Examples: Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say.

My legs were so weak that I could hardly stand. The traditional arts are far from disappearing. Unless you read the novel yourself, you will never know what happens at the end. I am wealthy and free from needing a job simply because of the courses I took.

4. Complete negation no, neither, none or nothing. Examples: Neither of the two sisters likes music. None could put up with her bad temper. It has nothing to do with you.

5. Partial negation when words like all, both, everyone and everything are used in negative sentences. Examples: Everything you told me is not interesting. I do not remember all those names.

Language points He is raised with other children who also have no parents. raise v. 引起, 养育 His long absence raised our fears about his safety. They were both raised in the south.

abuse v. 辱骂；滥用 Journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused. The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug abuse. It's easy to abuse one's power. n. 辱骂；滥用

Oliver gets arrested by the police and is taken to court. arrest v./n. 逮捕，拘留 He was arrested on a charge of murder. arrest sb. for sth. 因 …… 逮 捕某人 She was under arrest on a charge of bribery.

He pities Oliver, takes him home, and tries to reform him. pity sb. = take pity on sb. 同情某人；怜悯某人 I pity him having to work such long hours every day.

… he will have no real family and none of the love he deserves, but only bad luck. deserve v. 值得，应得， 应受 What you did deserves our respect. You deserve a rest after all that hard work.

Complete the sentences with the negative words. not uncommon can’t…too… not many would rather…than…

1.Many students _____________ read contemporary novels _____ classics. 2.It is ______________ for students to have difficulty understanding classics. 3._________ students in my class had read Oliver Twist, so I told them the story. 4.You _____ be _____ careful when collecting these statistics. would rather than not uncommon Not many can’t too

1. He seldom watches TV on weekends, ____? A. doesn’t he B. does he C. is he D. isn’t he 2. Yesterday evening his mother told him something while he was playing games, but_______ what she said. A.a little did he hear B. little he heard C. little did he hear D. a little heard he Choose the best answers. B C

3. Try to retell the story in your own words. _______ afraid of making mistakes. A. Not to be B. Don’t be C. Never to be D. Never being 4. —Aren’t you surprised to see the famous star in our class? —Yes! I really _______ expect that he would be able to come to our school. A. didn’t B. did C. don’t D. do B A

5. There are many books on the desk, but _______ of them are of any use to my report. A. nothing B. no one C. neither D. none 6. It is impossible that a person ______ any mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes some time. A. makes B. made C. never makes D. didn’t make D C

7. We cannot ________ travel at the same time; one of us has to stay at home looking after Grandpa. A.both B. none C. either D. nobody A

1. 尽管他们的英语说得很好, 但是 他们两个人都不是来自说英语的 国家。 ______ ______ _____ _____ ______ an English-speaking country, though they both speak English very well. Complete the sentences. Neither of them comes from

2. 人们直到失去了健康才知道 健康的可贵。 People ______ ______ usually realize the importance of good health ______ they lose it. do not until

3. 直到星期六下午, 他才安 排我跟他姐姐见面。 It ______ _____ _____ Saturday afternoon that he finally arranged for me to meet his sister. was not until

4. 不久他就告诉了我们所发生的一切。 It _____ ____ _____ ________he told us what had happened. 5. 对他取得的成就我们怎么赞扬也不 过分。 We __________praise his achievement _____________. 6. 并非每个人都能回答这个问题。 Everyone ______ _______ answer this question. was not long before can not too much can not