表示整个句子的意思接近于否定。常用的有little (few), hardly, rarely, seldom 等

　　a) We seldom/hardlyhear such fine singing.

　　b) Little remains to be said. 简直没什么可说的了.

6. 将否定词和whether/if连用,来表达对于某种情况的疑虑, 常用于口语中.

I wonder whether/if ...一般用于表达个人的决定

StepII The special usages of negative statements.

　1. 否定转移

将think, believe, suppose, expect, fancy, imagine等动词后面宾语从句的否定词转移到主句中

　　a) I don't think I know you.　我想我并不认识你。

b) I don' t believe he will come.　我相信他不回来。若谓语动词为hope,宾语从句中的否定词不能转移。

★★ I hope you weren't ill. 我想你没有生病吧。

　　　判断下列句子是否属于否定转移：

　　　a) I don't think it will rain tomorrow. ( )

　　　b) We don't think you are right. ( )

　　　c) He doesn't think you are coming. ( )

　　　d) You don't think I will go with her. ( )

　　　e) I didn't think it was suitable. ( )

　　　△I don't believe that she has done so much in a week ,_______?

　　　　A．do I B．don't I C．has she D．hasn't she

2. 否定句的倒装: 表否定意义的词或短语放在句首，要用部分倒装如：not, never, seldom,

　　　　　　　　hardly, in no way/ by no means(绝不), at no time, 等。

　　　a) By no means will china first use nuclear weapons.

　　　b) Not often do they meet他们不常见面.

3. 形式肯定，意义否定形式肯定，意义否定

　a) too...to 结构

　b) 用more than 帮助构成否定

　　This is more than I can tell. 无法;难以这件事是我不能讲的.

The beauty of the park is more than words can describe