备考托福口语必知的20句否定用法

兔斯基

　　1. There is not a moment to be lost.

　　分秒必争。

　　2. There is no holding back the wheel of history.

　　历史车轮不可阻挡。

　　3. Not a soul was anywhere visible.

　　到处见不到一个人。

　　4. I felt sorry for not coming in time.

　　我很抱歉没准时到。

　　5. I don't think it is right to make such a hasty decision.

　　我认为如此仓促做决定是不正确的。

　　6. Everybody, it is true, wouldn't like it.

　　的确并不是人人都喜欢它。

　　7. I don't wholly agree.

　　我并不完全同意。

　　8. All my plans came to nothing.

　　我的一切计划都没实现。

　　9. I shall never do it, not under any circumstances.

　　我不会做那些事的。

　　10. I'll not do such a thing, not I.

　　我不会干这种事的，绝不会。

　　11. I could not assent to, much less participate in such proceedings.

　　我对这种行为不能赞同，哪里还说得上参加。

　　12. I did not even see him, still less shake hands with him.

　　我看都没看见他，哪里还可能同他握手呢。

　　13. I never thought of it, let alone did I do it.

　　我想都没想到它，更别谈去做了。

　　14. Little remains to be said.

　　简直没什么可说的了。

　　15. I have hardly ever been out of Beijing.

　　我几乎未曾离开过北京。

　　16. I saw little or nothing of him after you were gone.

　　你走后我很少看见他，几乎可以说完全没见过他。

　　17. I could not help showing my pleasure.

　　我不禁喜形于色。

　　18. I cannot but admire his courage.

　　我不得不赞美他的勇气。

　　19. I never see you but I think of my brother.

　　我每次见到你就想起我的兄弟来。(我没有一次不是见到你就想起我的兄弟来。)

　　20. It simply will not do.

　　那是绝对不行的。