下面的句子可用两种方式表达
IwassotiredthatIcouldn”tmove.
OR:Iwastootiredtomove.我累得不能动.
故必须留意并熟记so与that配搭,而too是与to配拾的.此外,必须注意以下三点:
第一要注意的是,这两句型所含的不同意义."so…that"有"如此程度,以致……"而"too…to"则有"如此程度以致下…
…"的意思.故此在"too…to"后不须再有否定字眼,若不,就有双竽否定的情况出现.如:
(×)Theboxistoosmallnottoholdallthesethings.
(√)Theboxstoosmalltoholdallthesethings.
其二要注意的是,虽然so与too都是用以表达形容词(Adjective)与副词(Adverb)和程度,但它们的结构却有别,请比较:
adj.so++that+Clauseadv.(从句)adj.too++to+Infinitiveadv.(动词原形)
eg.(1)Helenspokesorapidlythatwecouldnotclearlyunderstandher.Helenspoketoorapidlyforus
toounderstand.(2)Markwassoangrythathecouldnotspeak.Markwastooangrytospeak.
第三点,就是若"so…that…"句型中的从句(Sub-ordinateclause)中的主语(Subject)与主句(Main
clause)中的不,改用"too…to…"句型表达时,我们可以将for+Noun/Pronoun结构用在to+
infinitive之前.请看下面的分析:eg.(1)Thequestionwassodifficultthatwecouldnotanswerit.
(从句中的Subject为"we",而主句的Subject为"Thequestion".)=Thequestionwastoodifficultforusto
answer.(注意"it"不用写.)(2)Eddieransoquicklythatwecouldnotcatchupwithhim.(从句的Subject为
"we"而主句中的Subject为Eddie".)=Eddierantooquicklyforustocatchup(注意"him"不用写.)
艾迪跑得太快,我们都赶不上他.
