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在英语中有些句子,若从形式上看是肯定的,而其含义确是否定的。这是由于英语中有许多表示否定意义的词、词组及固定句子。一、表示否定意义的副词:little,hardly,rarely,scarcely,barely,seldom,never等She little knows.她一点不知道。It was so dark that I could hardly see.天那么黑.我简直看不见了。Big ben has rarely gone wrong.大笨钟很少出差错。He can scarcely have said so.他决不会这么说。They had barely time to catch the train.他们差一点就没赶上火车。The children are seldom ill.这孩子很少生病。She never stays at home alone.她从不一个人在家。
Some sentences in English, if formally affirmative, and its meaning is indeed negative. This is because there are many words, phrases and fixed sentences in English denoting negation. One, adverbs denoting the negative meaning: little, hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, seldom, never, etc. She little knows. It was so dark that I could hardly see. It was so dark. I could barely see it. Big ben has rarely gone wrong. He can scarcely have said so. They had barely time to catch the train. They almost did not catch the train. The children are seldom ill. The child is seldom ill. She never stays at home alone. She is never alone at home.