2018年12月大学英语六级阅读23个重点句型

　　◆1.　"Nothing is more…than" 和 "Nothing is so…as"结构，"Nothing is more…than"和"Nothing is so…as"都具有最高级比较的意思，"Nothing"可换用"no"，"nobody"，"nowhere"，"little"，"few"，"hardly"，"scarcely"等等，可译为"没有……比……更为"，"像……再没有了"，"最……"等。

　　Nothing is more precious than time.

　　◆2.强调句型

　　It is not who rules us that is important,but how he rules us.

　　◆3."All+抽象名词"或"抽象名词+itself"(very+形容词)

　　He was all gentleness to her.

　　◆4.　利用词汇重复表示强调

　　◆5.　"something(much)of"和"nothing(little)of""something of"相当于"to some extent"，表示程度。在疑问句或条件从句中，则为"anything of"，可译为"有点"，"略微等。""译为毫无"，"全无"。"much of"译为"大有"，"not much of"可译为"算不上"，"称不上"，"little of"可译为"几乎无"。something like译为"有点像，略似。"

　　They say that he had no university education,　but he seems to be something of a scholar.

　　◆6.同格名词修饰是指of前后的两个名词都指同一个人或物，"of"以及它前面的名词构一个形容词短语，以修饰"of"后面的那个名词。如"her old sharper of a father"，可译为："她那骗子般的父亲"。

　　Those pigs of girls eat so much.

　　◆7.as…as…can(may)be

　　It is as plain as plain can be.

　　◆8."It is in(with)…as in(with)"

　　It is in life as in a journey.

　　◆9."as good as…"相等于，就像，几乎如;实际上，其实，实在。

　　The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy,that he would adopt him.

　　◆10."many as well…as"和"might as well…as"　"many as well…as"可译为"与其……，不如……，更好"，"以这样做……为宜"，"如同……，也可以……"等等。"might as well…as"表示不可能的事，可译为"犹如……"，"可与……一样荒唐"，"与其那样不如这样的好"等等。

　　One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly.

　　◆11."to make…of"的译法(使……成为……，把……当作)

　　I will make a scientist of my son.

　　◆12.too…+不定式"，not(never)too…+不定式"，"too…not+不定式

　　She is too angry to speak.

　　◆13.only(not,　all,　but,　never)　too…to do so　"和"too ready (apt) + to do"结构中，不定式也没有否定意义，凡是"not"，"all""but等字后+"too…to，"不定式都失去了否定意义，在"too ready(apt)+to　do"结构中，不定式也没有否定意义。

　　You know but too yell to hold your tongue.

　　◆14."no more…than…"句型

　　A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

　　◆15.　"not so much…as"和"not so much as　…"结构，"not so much…as"="not so much as　…"，其中as有进可换用but rather，可译为："与其说是……毋须说是……"。而"not so much as"="without(not)even，"可译为"甚至……还没有"。

　　The oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it　.

　　◆16.It作先行主语和先行宾语的一些句型

　　She had said what it was necessary to say.

　　◆17."cannot…too…"结构,"cannot…too…"意为"It is impossible to overdo…"或者，即"无论怎样……也不算过分"。"not"可换用"hardly"，"scarcely"等，"too"可换用"enough"，"sufficient"等

　　You cannot be too careful.

　　◆18."否定+but　"结构，在否定词后面的"but"，具有"which not"，"who not"，"that not"，等等否定意义，构成前后的双重否定。可译成"没有……不是"或"……都……"等

　　Nothing is so bad but it might have been worse.

　　◆19."否定+until　(till)"结构，在否定词"no"，"not"，"never"，"little"，"few"，"seldom"等的后边所接用的"until/till"，多数情况下译为"直到……才……"，"要……才……"，把否定译为肯定。

　　Nobody　knows　what　he　can　do　till　he　has　tried.

　　◆20."not so…but"和"not such a …but"结构，这两个结构和"否定+but"的结构差不多，不同之点是这两个结构中的"but"是含有"that…not"意味的连续词，表示程度。可译为"还没有……到不能做……的程度"，"并不是……不……"，"无论怎样……也不是不能……"等。

　　He is not so sick but he can come to school.

　　◆21."疑问词+should…but　"结构，这个结构表示过去的意外的事，意为"none…but"，可译为"除了……还有谁会……"，"岂料"，"想不到……竟是……"等。

　　Who should write it but himself?

　　◆22.　"祈使句+and"和"祈使句+or"结构，"祈使句+and"表示"If…you…"，"祈使名+or"

　　◆23.　"who knows but (that)…"和"who could should…but"结构，这个结构是反问形式，一般意译为"多半"，"亦未可知"等等，有时也可直译。

　　Who knows but (that) he may go?