( 2003 北京春) —— I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down. ---- You can never be ________ careful in the street.
分析:该题考查的是“ cannot ( never )……too…… ”结构的用法。答案为 D .此题意为:
––– 我在街上骑车,突然一辆汽车超车,把我撞倒。
––– 在街上骑车,你越小心越好。
“ cannot…… too…… ”结构表示“无论怎么……也不算过分”、“越……越好”、“要格外……”、“应该特别……”等意思。表示此意的结构有下列几种:
1. cannot +动词+ too +形容词或副词,例如:
We cannot be too careful in doing experiments. 我们做实验时越仔细越好。
I cannot thank you too much. 我无论怎么感谢你也不过分。
2. cannot + over- 动词 /cannot + be + over- 形容词,例如:
We cannot overemphasize the importance of learning a foreign language. 我们无论怎么强调学外语的重要性也不过分。
We cannot be overvigilant. 我们应该特别警惕。
3. cannot +动词+ too much ( much enough ) ,例如:
We cannot praise him too much. 我们无论怎样表扬他也不算过分。
He is very reliable. You can't trust him too much ( much enough )。 他很可靠,他是你最值得信赖的人。
4. cannot +动词+形容词或副词+ enough
在“ cannot……too…… ”结构中的 too 可换成 enough , sufficient 或 sufficiently ; not 也可换成 never , hardly , scarcely 等否定词。例如:
You can never be strong enough. 强壮的身体有百利而无一害。
Drinking water can never be pure enough. 饮用水越纯越好。