五、與so [such]…that結構的轉換

1. The box is too heavy for me to carry.

→The box is so heavy that I can’t carry it.

→It is such a heavy box that I can’t carry it.

2. The child is too young to dress himself.

→The child is so young that he can’t dress himself.

→He is such a young child that he can’t dress himself.(www.hz123456.com)

注：有時還可與 not…enough to…轉換，但此時要注意把原句型中的形容詞改為相對應的反義詞。如：

The child is too young to dress himself.

→The child is not old enough to dress himself.

六、too…to…有時可表示肯定意義

在以下幾種情況，too…to…結構可以表示肯定意義，而不是否定意義：

1. 當不定式前有否定詞修飾時。比較：

He is too foolish to understand this. 他太蠢，不會明白這一點。

He is too clever not to understand this. 他太聰明，不會不明白這一點。

2. 當副詞too的前面有否定詞修飾時。如：

Never too old to learn. 活到老學到老。(直譯：永遠不會太老而不能學習)

It’s never too late to stop smoking. 戒煙何時都不算晚。(直譯：永遠不會太遲而不能戒煙)

3. 當副詞too后面修飾的形容詞是glad, ready, pleased等表示“積極”意義的詞匯時。如：

I’m too glad to see you again. 又見到你我很高興。

We are too ready to help you. 我們很樂意幫助你。

I shall be only too pleased to get home. 我要回到家里就非常高興。

注：這類句子中的too通常含有very之意，且too前通常會有only, just等副詞修飾。

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