Pattern 9
…to + V… (2)
例:You would suppose, to look at him,
that he has gone through a lot.
注意看他,你會認為他已經歷盡滄桑。
說明:
I. 不定詞也可以表示條件,這時不定詞的動詞通常是see或hear這類感官動詞,用來解釋某一錯誤的印象,這種用法的不定詞後面常接you would think或you would never know這類的表達詞。
To see
him act on the stage, you’d think he was female.
à
If
you see him act on the stage, you’d think he was female.
看他在舞台上表演,你會以為他是女的。
II.有時候不定詞既可作條件句解,也可以表示目的,這時主要子句的動詞是現在式或未來式。若主要子句的動詞是過去式,那麼只能做目的解。
a.
You will walk
outside to
breathe fresh air.
à
You will walk outside if you are to breathe fresh air.
假如你要呼吸新鮮空氣,你得走出去。
à
You will walk outside so that you can breathe fresh air.
為了呼吸新鮮空氣,你會走出去。
b.
To
win her heart, he bought a ring for her.
à
He bought a ring for her so that he could win her heart.
他買戒指給她是為了贏得她的芳心。
練習
I.
替換
範例:You would suppose, to look at him,
that he has gone through a lot.
à
You would suppose, if you look at him, that he has gone through a lot.
1.
Things could be much worse, but to listen to him, you might not think so.
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2.
To build the railroad, railroad workers had to blast through the mountains.
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3.
To see them together, you would think they were husband and wife.
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4.
To hear him talk, you would think he must be a native speaker of English.
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5.
He left the door unlocked for me to get in.
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II.翻譯:請將下列中文句子翻成英文
1.
看他跳舞,你可能永遠不知道他是跛腳。
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2.
從他們的好心情判斷,他們一定玩得很愉快。
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3.
聽他說話你會以為他已經遊遍全美國。
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4.
聽他在講台上演說,你可能不會知道他很害羞。
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5.
注意看她,你會以為她年輕時一定很漂亮。
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