1.否定副詞及短語置于句首時用部分倒裝
(1)否定副詞
barely 幾乎不 hardly 幾乎不 little 幾乎沒有 never 決不
not 不 nowhere 任何地方都不 rarely 很少地
scarcely 幾乎不 seldom 很少
Seldom do we get up at four in the morning.我們很少在早晨四點起床。
Never shall I forgive him.我永遠不會寬恕他。
Nowhere was the missing key to be found.什么地方都找不到那把掉了的鑰匙。
Little does he realize how important this meeting is.他不甚明白這個會議的重要性。
(2)否定短語
at no time 決不 not until 直到……才 by no means 決不 in no case 決不
in no way 決不 on no account 決不 on no condition 決不
under no circumstances 決不
In no case should you give up.你絕不能放棄。
Under no circumstances would I promise to help him.我決不答應幫助他。
By no means should you tell him about it.你絕不要告訴他這事。
Not until after the war did he return home.直到戰(zhàn)爭結束,他才回家。
2.“hardly/scarcely ...when,no sooner ...than”句式中,hardly,scarcely,no sooner置于句首時用部分倒裝
Hardly/Scarcely had the bell rung when the class began.鈴聲一響,課就開始。
No sooner had he arrived in Beijing than he began to work.他一到北京便開始工作。
3.not only ...but also ...連接兩個句子時,not only后的句子用部分倒裝,but also后的不倒裝
Not only did he come,but also he saw her.他不僅來了,而且還見到了她。
Not only does she speak Spanish,(but)she also knows how to type.
她不但會說西班牙語,還會打字呢。
4.“Only+狀語(從句)”置于句首時用部分倒裝
Only after the accident did he have his car inspected.
只有在那件意外事件后,他才叫人檢查了他的車子。(only+狀語)
Only when one loses freedom does one know its value.
只有在一個人失去自由的時候,才知道自由的可貴。(only+狀語從句)
【提示】 only引導的短語作主語時句子不用倒裝。
Only Tom can solve the problem.只有湯姆能解決問題。
5.so,neither/nor 開頭的句子表示兩個同樣的情況時用部分倒裝
(1)肯定式:neither/nor+助動詞等+主語
Mary likes playing the piano,so does Jane.瑪麗喜歡彈鋼琴,簡也是。
He has finished his homework,so have I.他完成了作業(yè),我也完成了。
I can swim,so can he.我會游泳,他也會。
The first one is good,so is the second.第一個很好,第二個也很好。
(2)否定式:neither/nor+助動詞等+主語
Mary doesn’t like playing the piano,neither/nor does Jane.
瑪麗不喜歡彈鋼琴,簡也不喜歡。
He hasn’t finished his homework,nor/neither have I.他沒完成作業(yè),我也沒完成。
I can’t swim,nor/neither can he.我不會游泳,他也不會。
The first one isn’t good,neither is the second.第一個不好,第二個也不好。
【提示】
①若第一句中既有實義動詞又有情態(tài)動詞,用It is the same with或So it is with 句式。
He was a good worker and worked very hard.So it was with his son./It was the same with his son.他是優(yōu)秀工作者,工作努力。他兒子也是如此。
②若第一句中既有肯定又有否定的情況時,用It is the same with或So it is with 句式。
He came late for school,but he was not punished,so it was with me/It is the same with me.他上學遲到了,但未受懲罰,我也是。
③“so sb.do” 意為“某人的確如此”;“sb.do so”意為“某人這樣做了”。
— He works very hard at English.他學習英語很努力。
— So he does.他的確如此。
He asked me to wait for him,and I did so.他讓我等他,我確實等了。
6.虛擬條件句中可省略if,再把were,should或had 移到句首,構成部分倒裝
Were he my friend,I would expect his help.
倘若他是我的朋友,我就期待他的援助了。
Should it rain tomorrow,I shall stay indoors.如果明天下雨的話,我將呆在屋里。
Had he followed my advice,he would have succeeded.
假若他從前聽我的話,他早就成功了。
7.as/though引導的讓步狀語從句用部分倒裝
Brave as/though he is,he trembles at the sight of a snake.
他雖然勇敢,看到蛇仍然會發(fā)抖。
Hard as/though he studies,he cannot pass the examination.
他雖然非常用功,但仍然考試不及格。
Try as/though he would,he could not do it well.
他雖然盡了最大努力,但仍不能把它做好。
Woman as/though she is,she is courageous.
她雖然是女人,卻很勇敢。(名詞前要省略冠詞)
8.“so ...that ...,such ...that ...”句式中,so和such置于句首時主句用部分倒裝
So fast does he run that he is far ahead of others.
他跑得如此快,以至于遠遠領先于其他人。(so+adv.置于句首)
So easy was the work that they finished it in a few days.
工作很容易幾天他們就完成了。(so+adj.置于句首)
Such a nice man did he seem that we all believe him.
他像個很和藹的人,所以我們都相信他。(such+n.置于句首)