名师吴耀武剖析考研英语之否定结构A：部分否定 partial negation 常用词有代词或副词：all, both, every, everybody, every day, everyone, many, everything, entirely, altogether, absolutely, wholly, completely, weathered, always, often等和not搭配时，表示部分否定，意为“并非都是，不是每个都是” Both of them are not my brothers. C.f. “Neither of them is my brother All is not gold that glitters = not all is gold that glitters Every man cannot do it = not every man can do it I don’t remember all these formulas This kind of tree is not found everywhere The rich are not always happy。
Every couple is not a pair B：转移否定 a. 否定主语，但否定词not在形式上往往否定谓语 Everybody cannot enjoy pop music. (not everyone) b. 否定表语和宾语，但否定词not在形式上往往否定谓语 The cloth does not feel very soft. = The cloth feels not very soft I don’t agree with all of you. (some of you) I don’t like both of the books. (I like not both of them) c. 否定状语，但否定词not在形式上往往否定谓语 He has not come to the decision quickly. (not quickly) I did not do it for myself. (I did it not for myself) The students did not sit there listening to the teacher。
d. 在not…and 结构中，否定的往往是and 后的部分，但否定词not往往否定谓语 The house is not big and comfortable The house is not big, but comfortable The house is not big or comfortable He doesn’t speak Russian and French Don’t drink and drive We can’t put on airs and make people like us 正确理解和区分部分否定和全部否定很重要，稍一疏忽，就会铸成译文上的大错 a. I don’t know anything about her一无所知) I don’t know everything about her并不全知道) b. None of the answers are right都不正确) All the answers are not right. (并非都正确) c. I don’t know any of them全不认识) I don’t know all of them。
并非都认识) C: 双重否定，意义肯定 双重否定指同一句子里出现两个否定词，即否定之否定，双重否定句表达的意思是肯定的，通常比肯定句的语气要重些，译成汉语就译成肯定形式，也可以保持双重否定的形式 No one can command others who can’t command himself There was never a great genius without a tincture of madness There are no roses without thorns You can’t make something out of nothing. What’s done can’t be undone Nothing is nothing at all Hardly a day passed without our learning anything new ※可用于表示双重否定的词有 no…not, no (not)…without, no...but, cannot but + v, cannot help + v-ing, without doubt, without fail, cannot help + v, without exception, nothing less but, (正是) none but (除…外，…别无) no one but (除了… 外，没有别人) none too(一点也不)have no alternative /choice but to do (除...，别无选择)， There is no doubt that…, There is no denying that…, There is no question that..., not seldom, not infrequently, not unlike, not displeased ※We cannot but read books to enrich ourselves。
We cannot help admiring his courage I can’t help but feel sorry for her 分清否定形式，注意双重否定含义 D: 几乎否定 几乎否定表示整个句子的意思接近于否定，常用的词有： little, few, barely, hardly, rarely, scarcely, seldom, This problem has been little studied He little realized the danger he was in She is barely right I seldom got any sleep last night Scarcely anything remains to be said E: 形式否定，意义肯定 英语中有些形式上，否定而内容含义上都是肯定的结构，译成汉语时不能拘泥于原文的表层结构的否定，要忠实于原文的含义 a. cannot …too，越….越…, 无论怎样….也不过分 (It’s impossible to overdo it. The more..., the more…) 在此结构中，cannot可改为can hardly, scarcely, never, too也可改为 over + v, enough, sufficient等 You cannot be too cautious。
You can hardly praise him too much A man can never have too many friends Newton’s contribution to modern science can scarcely be overrated He can’t see you quickly enough (He desires to see you as soon as possible) ※cannot wait to do (eager to do) I cannot wait to read your new book I cannot wait to see her b. no(nobody)… but 都， 没有…不，只有…才 There is no man but has his faults There is no rule but has exception Nobody reads the book but will be moved There exists no man but has an enemy。
这种结构中的but起关系代词的作用，相当于that, which, who does/ will/ have not ※注意句子结构 No one believes that he will succeed No one believes but he will succeed There is no one who knows him There is no one but knows him There is no man that errs There is no man but errs You will not find the answer but (that) you study it thoroughly But 为否定含义 c. never (not)…. but (that) 每当…总是…, 没有哪次不是…… I never see you but think of my mother It never rains but it pours Never a day passed but brought us good news He will not be angry but that he is offended。
d. nothing but, none but 仅仅， 只， 只有…才 nothing but 后接非指人的名词， none but 后接指人的名词，与nothing other than同义意为“仅仅，只有…才” We can see nothing but water We found none but an old man in the room None but me knew what happened None but a fool would do such a thing You can find that sort of bird nowhere but in Australia e. noting else than(仅仅，完全) His failure was due to noting else than his own carelessness f. no (none)other than正是， 仅仅是， This is no other than the book we want to buy She is none other than my adviser。
g. more often than not, as often as not常常， 往往 During foggy w。