句型重點解析 Unit 4.8

1. the more..., the more...                               越……，越……

說明：1. 此句型表示「越……，越……」，前半部為副詞子句，後半部為主要子句。

2. 若副詞子句以及主要子句中的動詞為be動詞，有時主詞及be 動詞會被省略。

例句

1. The fatter you were, the richer you were considered to be. (你越胖，就會被認為越富有。)

2. The more heavily it rained, the more slowly Ted drove. (雨下得越大，Ted 開車開得越慢。)

3. The older (you are), the wiser (you are). (年紀越大，越有智慧。)

2. S + would rather + V₁... + than + V₂....

說明：1. 此句型表示「寧願做V₁也不要做V₂」，其中V₁及V₂都須用原形動詞。

2. 若would rather和than後面接的兩個動詞一樣時，than 之後的動詞可省略。

例句

1. A few people would even rather have a poison called Botox injected into their faces than have any wrinkles. (有些人甚至寧願在臉上注射一種稱為肉毒桿菌的毒藥，也不要有皺紋。)

2. Lucy would rather stay at home than go out on weekends. (週末時，Lucy 寧願待在家裡也不想出門。)

3. I would rather eat nothing than (eat) the food my roommate cooks.

(我寧願什麼都不吃，也不要吃我室友做的菜。)

3. On the contrary, S + V....                          相反地，……

說明：1. on the contrary為表示轉折語氣的副詞片語，意指與前面敘述相反的情形。

2. on the contrary 通常放在句首，後須接完整的句子。

例句

1. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the rich didn’t have tans. On the contrary, their skin was usually pale.

(在中世紀的歐洲，富人們沒有棕褐色的皮膚。相反地，他們的皮膚通常很白。)

2. My mother’s health condition didn’t improve after treatment. On the contrary, it got worse.

(我媽媽的健康狀況在治療後並沒有改善。相反地，還越來越差。)

3. Josh is not a stingy person; on the contrary, he is generous with his money.

(Josh不是個吝嗇的人；相反地，他用錢大方。)

4. as Adj/Adv as possible                              盡可能地……

說明：此句型表示「盡可能地……」之意，as和as 中間須用形容詞或副詞原級。

例句

1. They would often cover up their bodies completely whenever they went out to make sure their skin stayed as light as possible.

(每當他們外出時，他們都會徹底遮住自己的身體來確保他們的皮膚盡可能地保持白皙。)

2. Emma ran as fast as possible, but she still missed the bus.

(Emma已經盡可能快跑了，但還是沒趕上公車。)

3. I try to keep my room as clean as possible. (我試著讓我的房間盡可能地保持乾淨。)

5. have + O + OC (Vpp)

說明

1. have為使役動詞，表示「使，讓」之意，當後面的受詞為「被動接受動作者」時，其後面要接過去分詞(Vpp) 作為受詞補語。

2. 若後面受詞為「主動發出動作者」，則受詞補語用原形動詞。

例句

1. Some common procedures include having fat removed from their bellies and having their eyes changed to look bigger. (常見的手術包括腹部抽脂以及改變眼型讓眼睛變得更大。)

2. I had my car washed for free at the gas station. (我在加油站免費洗了車子。)

3. The boss had his secretary arrange the meeting for him. (老闆讓他的秘書幫他安排會議事宜。)

實力評量

I. 選擇題：依據下列各題句意，選出一個最符合語法的答案。

(　) 1. The ________ you study, the ________ grades you will get.
(A) hard; good    (B) harder; better   (C) hard; better         (D) harder; good

(　) 2. We thought today would be a sunny day. ________, it rained the whole day.
(A) On the contrary                                  (B) In other words

           (C) On the one hand                                 (D) As a result

(　) 3. The teacher suggested the students check their answers as ________ as possible.
(A) more careful     (B) more carefully  (C) careful                  (D) carefully

(　) 4. Leo would rather ________ DVDs at home than ________ to a movie.
(A) watch; go                                           (B) watch; going      

            (C) watching; go                                      (D) watching; going

(　) 5. My father had his car ________ when he arrived at the high-class hotel.
(A) park                  (B) parked                 (C) parking                (D) to park

(　) 6. I don’t think you made a mistake; ________, I think you did the right thing.
(A) without a doubt                                 (B) after all
(C) last but not least                                 (D) on the contrary

(　) 7. The killer would rather ________ suicide than ________ caught by the police.
(A) committing; is                                    (B) commit; is          

            (C) commit; be                                         (D) committing; be

(　) 8. The mother had her sick child ________ some warm water.
(A) drink                (B) drinks                  (C) to drink               (D) drunk

(　) 9. The ________ the students finish the test, the ________ they can go home.
(A) soon; early                                          (B) sooner; early       

            (C) soon; earlier                                        (D) sooner; earlier

(　) 10. Our boss ordered us to get the job done as ________ as possible.          

              (A) quick                                                 (B) quicker               

(C) quickly                                              (D) more quickly

II. 改錯：挑出語法有誤的選項，並加以改正。

(　) ____________ 1. All parents want to keep their children as safer as possible.

(A)             (B)                (C) (D)

(　) ____________ 2. The older you grow, the poor your memory becomes.

(A)      (B)     (C)              (D)

(　) ____________ 3. I always have my clothes wash in the shop near my house once a week.

(A)                (B)           (C)         (D)

(　) ____________ 4. What you said wasn’t funny; in the contrary, it really offended me.

                   (A)          (B)       (C)                   (D)

 (　) ____________ 5. My aunt would rather stay single than marrying a man she doesn’t love.

(A)       (B)    (C)               (D)

III. 引導式翻譯：每格限填一字。

1. 我們以為Charlie 已經完成他的作業。相反地，他根本就還沒開始。

We thought Charlie had finished his homework. ________________ ________________ ________________, he hasn’t even started yet.

2. Rebecca 和男朋友分手後，就把頭髮剪短了。

Rebecca had her hair ________________ after she broke up with her boyfriend.

3. 這間飯店藉由提供最好的服務來試著讓顧客感到盡可能地舒適。

The hotel tries to make its customers feel ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ by providing the best service.

4. 你車開得越快，就越危險。

The ________________ you drive, the ________________ ________________ it is.

5. 有些女人寧願餓肚子來變瘦，也不願意規律地運動。

Some women ________________ ________________ ________________ themselves to be thinner ________________ ________________ regularly.