二、句型活用
1.so...that...如此......以至于......
【典型例句】
The bus was so full that I could hardly turn around.
公共汽车上挤得我几乎无法转身。
We were so tired that we can't go any further.
我们太累了,再也无法往前走了。
【知识归纳】
so +adj./adv.+that...意为"如此......以至于......",引导结果状语从句。
【相关链接】
引导结果状语的结构还有:
Bob is so tall a man that he can almost reach the ceiling.
鲍勃个子这么高,几乎够得着天花板。
I have had so many falls that I'm black and blue all over.
我跌了这么多跤,浑身青一块紫一块的。
There was so little water left that only small children and patients were given some.
留下的水不多了,只给小孩和病人分了一些。
例如:
He is such a good teacher that we all love him.
他是个很好的老师,我们都很喜欢他。
Drug dealers are such dangerous persons that people are afraid of them.
毒品交易人员是一群危险的人,其他人都很害怕他们。
It was such loud music that we couldn't hear ourselves speak.
音乐声音太大,我们听不到自己的说话了。
注意:"so little+不可数名词+that从句"结构中的little如果不表"数量(少)"之意,而当"小"讲时,则用such little+可数名词复数或such a little+单数可数名词。
2.There was nothing to be done不定式作后置定语
【典型例句】
There are a lot of clothes to wash.
(我)有许多衣服要洗。
The secretary asked his manager,"Do you have any files to be typed?"
秘书问经理:"你有文件要打吗?"(打文件的不是you--经理)
There was nothing to do.
(我)无事可做。
There was no time to lose.
(咱们)没时间可浪费。