It’s raining hard.雨下得很大。
I can hardly understand his words. 我几乎听不懂他说的话。
III. much too, too much
much too意为“非常,极其,太”,much 和too都是副词,much修饰too,用以加强语气,中心词是too,much too修饰形容词或副词原级;too much意为“太多”,中心词是much,too修饰much,以加强语气,too much 修饰不可数名词,与too many 相对,too many修饰可数名词。
There’s too much rain in summer. 夏天雨水实在太多了。
The car is much too expensive. 这辆小轿车实在太贵了。
IV. too, also, either
too 一般用于肯定句,常放在句尾;also常放在be动词或助动词之后,行为动词之前;either用于否定句,常放在句尾。
He likes English, too. 他也喜欢英语。
I can also swim. 我也会游泳。
I don’t know French, either. 我也不懂法语。
V. too, enough, so
too意为“太,很”,用于“too…to…”结构,表示否定意义“太……而不能……”;enough意为“足够”,用于“形容词/副词原级+enough to…”结构,表示“足够……能……”;so意为“如此”,用于“so…that…”结构,表示“如此……以至于……”。
He’s too young to go to school. 他太小了不能去上学。
The coach is big enough to hold fifty people. 这辆长途汽车足够大,能乘50人。
The park is so beautiful that we can’t stop taking photos. 这个公园是如此的美丽以至于我们照片拍个不停。
VI. already, yet
already常用于肯定句子;yet常用于否定句和疑问句句尾。
I have already finished my homework. 我已经完成我的作业。
Have you heard from him yet? 你已经收到他的信了吗?
VII.ago, before
ago表示以现在为起点的“以前”,和表示时间概念的词组搭配使用,常在一般过去时的句子中修饰动词。
before 是指以过去或将来的某一时刻为基准的“以前”,也可泛指以前,常用于现在完成时、过去完成时和一般过去时的句子里。
The meeting began five minutes ago. 会议五分钟前开始了。
I have never been to Suzhou before. 我以前从未去过苏州。
[题组训练] 选词填空
1. It seems that I have met you somewhere ______. (ago; before)
2. — Have you ______ finished reading the novel? — No, I haven’t finished it ______. I’m ______ reading it now. (still; yet; already)
3. Although he is ______, living in a ______ house, he never feels ______. (alone; lonely)
4. He was ______ tired that day that he went to bed early. (too; so)
5. You can’t eat ______ meat, you are ______ fat. (much too; too much)