否定句

• I don't know this. No news is good news.

• There is no person（smoking）/not a person/not any person（smoking）in the house.

• He went to his office, not to see him.

• I am sorry for not coming on time.

• I don't think / believe/suppose / feel / imagine you are right.

• All the answers are not right

• All is not gold that glitters

• I don't know all of them.

• I can't see everybody/everything.

• Both of them are not right.

• None of my friends smoke.

• I can see nothing/nobody.

• Neither of them is right.

• Nothing can be so simple as this.

• You didn't see him, neither/nor did I.

• You don't know, I don't know either.

• He doesn't know English, let alone / to say nothing of/not to speak of（更不用說）French.

• We seldom/hardly/scarcely/barely hear such fine singing.

• I know little English. I saw few people.

• You can't make something out of nothing.

• What's done cannot be undone.

• There is no sweet without sweat.

• No gain without pains.

• I can't help /keep/ laughing whenever I hear it.

• No man is so old but（that）he can learn.

• Everyone is ready except you.

• He did nothing but play.

• But for your help, I couldn't do it.

• I won't do it at all.

• I can't see it any more.

• He is no longer a bo

1.形式上否定主句的謂語，實際上是否定從句的謂語

當動詞“think”、“believe”、“suppose”、“imagine”、“expect”、“feel”的主語是第一人稱，謂語動詞為沒有任何副詞修飾的一般現在時，它們的否定式實際上是對賓語從句的否定。表示說話者提出一種委婉的看法或主張。如：

• I think that he will help us.——I don’t think that he will help us.

• 我認為它不會幫助我們。

• I believe that he is right.——I don’t believe that he is right.

• 我認為他不對。

• I suppose that he likes it.——I don’t suppose that he likes it.

• 我想他不喜歡它。

2. 形式上否定謂語動詞，實際上否定複合賓語

當動詞“think”、“believe”、“suppose”、“imagine”、“expect”、“feel”、“find”的主語是第一人稱、謂語動詞為沒有任何副詞修飾的一般現在時，它們前面的否定式實際上是對複合賓語的否定。表示說話者所提出的一種委婉的看法或主張。如：

• I think math difficult. — I don’t think math difficult.

• 我認為數學不難。

• I find the story interesting. — I don’t find the story interesting.

• 我認為這個故事沒有趣。

• I expect so. —I don’t expect so.

• 我認為不會。

注意：動詞“think”、“believe”、“suppose”、“imagine”、“expect”、“feel”在下列情況下，否定不轉移：

（1）這些動詞跟其他另一個動詞一起做並列謂語時，否定不轉移。如：

• I believe and hope he won’t do that.

我相信並且也希望他將不會那樣做。

• I feel and admit that we are not foolish.

我覺得並且也承認我們並不愚蠢。

（2）用於疑問句時，否定不轉移。如：

• Do you think it is not going to rain?

你認為天不會下雨嗎？

• Don’t you believe that he has done a good thing?

難道你不相信他做了一件好事？

（3）用作插入語時，否定不轉移。如：

• Li Lei, I think, won’t be angry with you.

我想李蕾不會生你的氣。

• Tom, I suppose, won’t be against it.

我猜想湯姆不會反對。

• Mike, I believe, hasn’t seen the film.

我認為邁克沒有看這場電影。

（4）動詞前有其他副詞修飾時，否定不轉移。如：

• I really don’t think it’s necessary for us to go there now.

我的確不認為我們有必要去那兒。

• I feel strongly that he shouldn’t do such a thing.

我強烈地認為他不應該做那樣的事。

（5）動詞為非一般現在時或主語不是第一人稱時，否定不轉移。

• I thought that he wouldn’t come back soon.

我原以為他不會回來得這麼快。

• She didn’t believe that he became a good boy.

她不相信它變成了一個好孩子。

• He thinks that he isn’t fit for the job.

他認為他不適合這件工作。

• He doesn’t believe that what we told him is true.

他不相信我們告訴他的事是真的。

（6）當賓語從句中含的否定為“not……at all”、“not a little”、“not a few”、“not enough”、“can’t help”等固定搭配時，否定不轉移。如：

• I think that he doesn’t know it at all.

我想他對那一點也不知道。

• I suppose that it is not enough to remember the words if you want to learn the language well.

我認為如果你想把這門語言學好，那麼只記單詞是不夠的。

• I believe that you can’t help singing our national anthem when you win the first place in the Olympic Games.

我相信當你在奧運會上獲得第一名時你會情不自禁地唱起國歌來。

（7）當賓語從句中含“no”、“nothing”、“nobody”、“nowhere”、“hardly”、“seldom”、“little”、“few”等否定詞或半否詞時，否定不轉移。如：

• I believe that nothing can make me give it up.

我想任何事情也不能使我放棄。

• I think that no one can escape if the ship sinks in the sea.

我認為如果這艘船沉入海底的話，那麼誰也逃不掉。

• I suppose that he is a man of few words.

我猜想他是一個言語不多的人。

有些句子形式上否定謂語動詞，實際上是對句子後面狀語進行否定。如：

• Let’s not talk about it here.

我們別在這裡談吧。

• Don’t read in the sun.

不要在陽光下看書。

• Don’t talk with your mouth full of food.

不要口裡含著食物說話。