新概念零基礎(chǔ)到四級

新概念英語第三冊原文課文Lesson13(2)

Language points

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1, She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband.

too…to…太… 而不能

(1) 這里的不定式to，表示否定概念。

(2)反義的詞組：not / never too … to …：并不太… 所以能夠

e.g. The question is not too difficult for me to answer. 這個(gè)問題對我來說不是很難回答。

(3) 如果在副詞 too 前發(fā)現(xiàn)修飾語 all, but only, 不定式to 的概念也是肯定的

e.g. They are all too satisfied to work with you. 他們都非常滿意很想和你一起工作。

e.g. I am only too glad to have someone to speak to.我太高興了，很想找個(gè)人說話。

e.g. He was but too eager to get home.他太急于要回家了。

2, She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.

intended to=mean to do有什么打算，意圖

dress up as 化妝成為

the night before 前一個(gè)晚上(以過去的某一個(gè)時(shí)間為基準(zhǔn)點(diǎn))

last night 昨天晚上(以現(xiàn)在為基準(zhǔn)點(diǎn))

e.g. The night before her presentation, she got everything ready. 在她做講演的前一天，她已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備就緒了。

be impatient to do sth: 急于要做某事，迫不及待

近義詞：eager, anxious, hungry, thirsty, desperate, can’t wait (口語)

更焦急的情況用desperate( be desperate to do sth),口語中用can't wait (can't wait to do sth)

try on 試穿; put on穿上