“不定式”作后置狀語的舉例
1)She was so angry as to be unable to speak.(她氣得連話都說不出來了。)
2)I don't know her well enough to ask her for help.(我與她不太熟悉,不便請她幫忙。)
3)She was too angry to say anything.(她氣得什么都說不出來了。)
4)I'm only too glad to help you.
注意與例3)的區(qū)別:only too與happy,pleased,glad 等詞使用時,表示“非常”:我非常愿意幫助你(能幫助你真是太高興了)
5)We waited in the train for nearly three hours,only to be told that the appointment had been canceled.(only to…表示意想不到的結果:我們在雨中等了近3個小時,結果被告知約會取消了。)
6)To be fair,he has been working very hard recently.(公平地說,他最近工作一直非常努力。類似的表達方式還有:
to tell the truth(說實話),to be frank(老實說),to go without saying (不用說 / 毫無疑問)等。