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在以下几种情况,too…to…结构可以表示肯定意义,而不是否定意义:
1.当不定式前有否定词修饰时.比较:
He is too foolish to understand this.他太蠢,不会明白这一点.
He is too clever not to understand this.他太聪明,不会不明白这一点.
2.当副词too的前面有否定词修饰时.如:
Never too old to learn.活到老学到老.(直译:永远不会太老而不能学习)
It’s never too late to stop smoking.戒烟何时都不算晚.(直译:永远不会太迟而不能戒烟)
3.当副词too后面修饰的形容词是glad,ready,pleased等表示“积极”意义的词汇时.如:
I’m too glad to see you again.又见到你我很高兴.
We are too ready to help you.我们很乐意帮助你.
I shall be only too pleased to get home.我要回到家里就非常高兴.
注:这类句子中的too通常含有very之意,且too前通常会有only,just等副词修饰.
No risk is too small to be excluded without at least a preliminary assessment.这句话应该不属于以上的三种情况,所以其意思还是太...而不能,我觉得这句话还真有点别扭,是不是可以改成No risk is never too small to be excluded without at least a preliminary assessment.
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