高中英语词汇打卡(513)| “too+adj./adv.+to do sth”结构

Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings. 

鸡甚至猪都焦躁不安,不肯进食, 并且狗拒绝进入室内。

此句运用了“too+adj./adv.(for sb)+to do sth”结构,表示否定的意义,意为“太……而不能……”。

[温馨提示] (1)当too…to…用来修饰表达人的态度、情绪倾向的形容词,如anxious, eager, glad, happy, pleased, ready, willing等时,不定式则表示肯定意义。如:

They seemed to be too nervous and were too anxious to leave.

他们看起来过于紧张不安,并且急于离开。(肯定意义)

(2)too…to…与cannot或can never连用时也表示肯定意义。

can't/can never be too+ adj.+to do…=can't/can never be+ adj. +enough+to do… 做……再怎么……也不过分

◆单句填空

①When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, tired to move.

②Either your shopping is then too heavy(carry) home or you can't use what you've bought while it's still fresh.

◆完成句子/句式改写

③Doctorsto make such a critical decision, as it is a matter of life and death to the patient.

医生在做出如此重要的决定时再谨慎也不为过,因为这对病人来说是生死攸关的事。

④When he woke up, he found that he was so weak that he couldn't get on his feet.

→When he woke up, he found that he. (用too…to…改写)

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