某些副词和副词短语,主要是一些含有限定或否定意义的副词和副词短语,为了表示强调可放在句首,这时后面应跟动词的倒装(即疑问)形式。这类副词或副词短语中最重要的有:
7 |% O/ S* ?& j, C9 E* N' f! G hardly ever
" ~5 v/ Z9 ~+ m on no account
# {3 q9 O) t7 a& o/ Z; i8 j hardly…when
2 d9 J9 Y$ \5 L2 O only by* A; C- z5 H# |* T
in no circumstances- [7 ^" a- |! [) V
only in this way
% c( i/ h$ g5 c7 r* L* t+ S4 I( u8 d neither/nor7 [" W+ M" H+ O {
only then/when
* ~6 J5 T; I5 d5 x% z/ v never Q3 J: ]5 N" |/ _: d: C
scarcely ever
* K: @* ^: P* {1 J) T- @9 [ no sooner…than
0 {) r0 z* O0 `, c% u0 P* }7 R scarcely…when
4 E, ~; V; |' f- L0 }4 a" x9 N# h not only' P1 _, }0 u- Y* L2 N! O
seldom6 K: ?7 p5 b0 T/ P" ? }
not till# o/ ?, W' B& b* }, N! K* I" H! R+ D
so% N% T' O) g- t0 H0 C' l( Y
nowhere
# s* i0 q) T, R' V/ i6 I& J+ ] 例句如:
+ s g! f; ^4 O; u& I9 _2 E —I haven’t got a ticket.
. k% Q7 Q! }/ X —Neither/Nor have I.
7 v4 H$ [7 B: Q" O- l- F —我没有票。
. `6 q- J% G" c& A. W —我也没有。
x$ s o2 C: K! l! a% Q! f9 s I had never before been asked to accept a bribe.相当于:
8 Q( r5 z' R2 u5 I/ F1 d; P# i Never before had I been asked to accept a bribe.
) {9 q8 e; y6 u6 b* [ 以前从来没有人试图向我行贿。
. o2 s% c6 u2 i5 D They not only rob you,they smash everything too.相当于:
, u5 ]' f2 \& |, p) ?( [8 b Not only do they rob you,they smash everything too.% b# \# G) Q q# R9 |+ `
他们不仅抢劫你,而且砸烂所有的东西。
: k* Y3 I9 A8 j q& e He didn’t realize that he had lost it till he got home.相当于:. H' \1 d' w. C% r& r! o3 n
Not till he got home did he realize that he had lost it." Y, A( ~, q/ T- i& S
一直到了家,他才发觉那东西丢了。5 N- w6 C: P) O6 }6 @5 p7 V
This switch must not be touched on any account.相当于:6 [+ X) B# {* V* J2 w- E+ {
On no account must this switch be touched.! ]0 ^+ w7 N0 t7 I8 M: W
这个开关严禁触摸。 q4 n; k F0 o D% \
He was able to make himself heard only by shouting.相当于:
$ D/ q4 F+ H: t. b7 S Only by shouting was he able to make himself heard.2 N0 e" ~. j% { K; p* W7 @
他只有叫喊才能让别人听到他。
0 G! ?4 a2 ]5 n! c. H. l He became so suspicious that…相当于:
N' Y9 U( @$ ~5 A5 K- S So suspicious did he become that…
3 {& g2 h6 t) Q 他变得这样疑心,以致……
. T# ^9 ] ?9 `: s: }, L" S/ h 注意:在一个句子中,第二个否定动词有时可以用nor来表达,并跟倒装语序:
8 R! I: E" z9 `+ m9 M He had no money and didn’t know anyone he could borrow from.. d" L5 }+ y8 j$ h
He had no money,nor did he know anyone he could borrow from.. ?* }0 m1 b4 O; h f
他身无分文,也不认识任何可以借钱的人。(neither在这儿不太常用。)(关于副词和副词短语后跟动词的倒装语序和作主语的名词的情况,如Up went the rocket, By the door stoodan armed guard |