[名师点津]
(1)当名词前有little,若little 意为"少",表数量,则其前用so修饰;若little 意为"小",则用such 修饰。
They are such little children that we had to take good care of them day and night.
他们是小孩子,我们得日夜照料他们。
He gave me so little time that I can not finish the work on time.
他给我的时间如此少,以至于我不能按时完成任务。
(2)"so+ adj./adv."或"such+被修饰成分"位于句首,主句用倒装结构。
Such a lovely girl is she that all her classmates like her.
她是一个很可爱的女孩,她所有的同学都很喜欢她。
So excited was he that he couldn't fall asleep the whole night.
他兴奋地整夜无法入眠。
2. so that引导结果状语从句
so that引导结果状语从句时,译为"因此,结果就",并且主从句之间有时用逗号隔开。
He got up too late this morning so that he missed the early bus.
他今天早上起得太晚了,结果误了早班车。
[名师点津]
so that引导目的状语从句时,从句中通常有may, might, can, could等情态动词,并且主从句不能用逗号隔开。常译为"为的是......;以便于......"。
He got up early so that he could get to school on time.
他起得很早,以便能准时到校。
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1. (finish) the plan ahead of time, we'll have to work two more hours a day.
2. He reads China Daily every day (improve) his English.
3. He hurried to the airport with his friends,only (tell) that all the film stars they liked best had been picked up by their company.