much 或者far或者 by far 或者still 或者even 或者a great deal 或者a lot,很 到目前为止 到目前为止 尽管如此 甚至 很多 很多放在形容词或副词比较级的前面,用来加强语气。
这幢楼房比那幢楼房大得多。This building is much larger than that one ,
他的作文比我的作文好多了。His composition is far better than mine ,
那就更好了。That would be a great deal better ,
by far,显然 得多,大大地,要放在最高级或带 the 的比较级前,但如果比较级前面无定冠词, by far,显然 得多,大大地,放在比较级前后均可。
他是班上最高的学生。He is by far the tallest student in the class ,
这是两条河中较长的一条。It is by far the longer river of the two ,
这个要好多了。This is better by far ,
用重复某一个单词来表示强调。
你非常非常不友善,不是吗?It's very very unkind of you, isn't it?,
我们等来等去,但什么事也没发生。We waited and waited ,but nothing happened ,
我已经好几年没见到他了。I haven't seen him for years and years,
用 not a single 或者not a bit 或者not simply或者 by no means,没有一个 ,一点也不, 不简单, 绝不是 等短语来加强否定的语气。
她一点也不生我的气。She's not in the least angry with me ,
我就连一个日语单词也不会说。I can't speak a single word of Japanese ,
她根本不勤奋。She is by no means diligent ,
一点也不 not a bit,
not at all,
非常not a little,
very much,
他一点不累。He was not a bit tired ,
他非常累。He was not a little tired ,
用 none,没有 来表示强调。
这与你丝毫没有关系。This is none of your business ,
他决不是我的朋友。He is none of my friends ,
通过改变句子结构或颠倒正常语序的手段来进行强调。
知足常乐。Happy are those who are content ,
中国决不会第一个使用核武器。Never will China be the first to use nuclear weapons ,
河上有一座新建的桥。Across the river lies a newly built bridge ,
尽管他是英雄,他仍然很谦虚。Hero as he is, he still remains modest ,
用助动词 do或者 does 或者 did,做 来强调谓语动词。
一定早点来。Do come early ,
他的确熟悉北京。He does know Beijing well ,
他昨天的确告诉了我这件事。He did tell me about it yesterday ,
疑问句转用作加强语气的陈述句,称之为修辞性疑问句。肯定的修辞疑问句其意义相当于强调的否定陈述句;而否定的修辞疑问句其意义则相当于强调的肯定陈述句。
难道这不是一所现代化的学校吗?Isn't it a modern school?
It is really a modern school ,
谁能怀疑他陈述的真实性? Can anyone doubt the truth of his statement?
Surely no one can would doubt it ,
难道你不惭愧吗?Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
You should be ashamed of yourself ,
谁不知道太阳从东方升起? Who doesn't know the sun rises in the east ?
Everyone knows the sun rises in the east ,
it is +被强调部分+ that 或者who +句子其他部分”是使用最广的强调句型。除了谓语动词不能强调外,句子中其它成分,如主语、状语、宾语或宾语补足语都可以用该句型中加以强调。
被强调的主语是人时,可用 it is 或者was , that 或者who ,但如果被强调的部分既包括人又包括物,只能用 that 。
是他昨天买了一架照相机。He bought a camera yesterday ,
It was he that bought a camera yesterday ,
It was he who bought a camera yesterday ,
在学生中引起极大的兴趣的正是这位著名作家以及他的作品。The famous writer and his works have aroused great interest among the students ,
It is the famous writer and his works that have aroused great interest among the students ,
强调“ I ”我 时谓语动词的变化形式。
是我该受到责怪。(非正式文体)It is I who am to blame ,
It is me who is to blame ,
昨天她帮助的人是我。She helped me yesterday ,
It was me that she helped yesterday ,
It was me whom she helped yesterday ,
他们经常谈论的是学校和老师。They often talk about the school and the teachers ,
It is the school and the teachers that they often talk about ,
我们选他是做会议的主席。We elected him chairman of the meeting ,
It was chairman of the meeting that we elected him ,
我们把墙漆成的是白色。We painted the wall white ,
It was white that we painted the wall ,
英语中的状语种类很多 一般都可以用 it is 或者 was, that 来强调。
他十几岁时就离开家乡去了台湾。He left his hometown for Taiwan in his teens ,
他是在十几岁时离开家乡去台湾的。It was in his teens that he left his hometown for Taiwan ,
客人走后 他说出了秘密。He let out the secret after the guest had gone away ,
是在客人走后 他才说出了秘密。It was after the guest had gone away that he let out the secret ,
如果强调由 not until,或者 till,直到 引导的时间状语时,要注意否定前移。
他是解放后才回到他家乡的。He didn't return to his hometown until after liberation,
It was not until after liberation that he returned to his hometown ,