英语句子中用ed的形式（英语句子中的暗否定）
英语句子中用ed的形式（英语句子中的暗否定）要不是有你，我就不会成功。But for you I couldn't have succeed.He spoke ill of me and that's the limit.他说我的坏话，那真让人无法忍受。2.But for...(接名词或代词)/But that(接从句)："要不是……"
(一) 有些词或短语可起到否定的效果
1.the least/last/limit 表示最强的否定，"最不……"
You are the last one that I want to see
in the world. 我最不情愿见到你了。
He spoke ill of me and that's the limit.
他说我的坏话，那真让人无法忍受。
2.But for...(接名词或代词)/But that(接从句)："要不是……"
But for you I couldn't have succeed.
要不是有你，我就不会成功。
But that you had helped me I couldn't
have succeed. 要不是你帮助我，我不可能成功。
3.anything but... 绝非，绝不
My father likes anything but beef.
我爸爸最不喜欢牛肉。
The painting is anything but beautiful.
那幅画根本算不上美。
4.everywhere but... 绝不在...
He will work everywhere but in Shanghai.他最不想在上海工作。
5.let alone 更不用说...
He can't ride a bicycle let alone a motorbike. 他连自行车都不会骑，更不用说摩托车了。
(二) 含有否定意义的连词有：unless/since/before
1.He never speaks unless he's spoken to.如果没人对他说话，他绝不开口讲话。
2.We've been out of touch since we lived together. 自从我们不在一起住，我们就失去了联系。
注意：since 引导状语从句，若谓语动词为延续性且为一般过去式，从句所表示的时间从动作终止或状态不再时算起，必须要用否定翻译法。
对比：It's 6 years since I graduated from Beijing University. 我从北大毕业有六年了。(句中的graduate 是终止性动词)
It's been 4years since I smoked.
我一戒烟已经有4年了。
3.Three months went by before Aqiao knew it.不知不觉中阿巧度过了三个月。
4.The audience had all left before the play finished.戏剧没结束观众已经走光了。
(三) 一些表示否定意义的结
1.more ...than... (表示同一个人或事物的不同性质特征)
Lubu is more brave than wise.
吕布有勇无谋。
2.no 形/副词比较级 than ... 是对双方进行否定(并不比.../都不...)
Tom is no cleverer than his brother.
汤姆和他弟弟都不聪明。(一样笨)
3.less 形/副词原级 than... 表示否定对比
The results left us less than satisfied.
结果让我们不太满意。
4.still less... 表示否定程度
She hasn't clesned her own room still less mne.她连自己的房间都没有打扫，更不用说我的啦。
比较：We should thank him for his advice still more for his financial help.
我们要感谢他的建议，更要感谢他的资助。(still less 表示否定，still more 则用于肯定)
5.too ...to... 太...而不能做某事(=not enough... to.../so...that...not...)
It was too difficult for us to work out the problem. 这道题太难了我们算不出。
6.rather than.../other than... 而不是……
He was engaged in writing a letter rather than reading the newspaper.
他那时是在写信而不是在看报纸。
He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
与其说他是个水手，不如说他是个探险家。
She has no close friends other than him. 除了他，她没有要好的朋友。
The truth is quite other than what you think. 事实真相和你们想的完全不一样。
注意：rather than 是连词，它的前后词性是一致的，可以等同于instead of。
other than则不然，它的意思等同于"different from/not.../except..."
7.prefer ...to...
prefer to do...than do...
prefer doing...rather than doing...
would rather do...than do ...
以上都可表达"宁愿……也不……"
The workaholics prefer to tire themselves out rather than sit doing nothing. 工作狂宁愿累死也不愿无所事事。
The Red Army soldier would rsther die than give in.那个红军战士宁死不屈。
(四) 某些情态动词跟动词完成式表示否定
would have done (本该做而没有做...)
could have done (本能够做而不...)
need have done (本需做而不...)
would like to have done (本愿意...而不...)
As his best fruend you should have helped him out.作为他的好友，你本该帮他走出困境的。(而你却没有帮他)
I would like to have gone to your party last night I had to do extra work.
昨天晚上我本想了参加你的派对的，但就必须加班。(所以没有去)
(五) 有些词形式上是肯定的，意义却是否定：
be inferior/second/junior to... 比不上...
fail to ... 不能做成某事
be blind to 不理睬...
be short of 缺少...
be absent from 不到场
keep ...from ... 不让.... ...
differ/desert/escape/miss/deny/refuse等均有否定之义。
(六) 表示否定的介词与副词：
above/under/over/below/beneath/behind/past/against/except/beyond/from/far from/off/without/out of/
一些介词和名词连用时表示的暗否定能达到一定的修辞效果，如
beneath notice 不注意
in spite of 不管...
Instead of 不...而...
out of work /power/order/question/
breath /sight 没有工作/停电/不正常/无疑/上气不接下气/看不见
The problem is beyond me.我无法理解这个问题。
--Are you satisfied with the speech?
你对这次演讲满意吗？
--No far from it.I've never seen a more boring one. 不，太差了。我从没见过这么无聊的。
(七) 含有hardly/scarecely/little/few的句子
She hardly ever calls me.她几乎从未给打过电话。
I understand little of what he said.
我几乎听不懂他所讲的。
Very few students learn Latin now.
现在学拉丁语的学生几乎没有了。
