hardly …… when ……
结构︰hardly/scarcely …… when/before ……
说明︰此句型意为“一…就…”。为<副词><连接词>,引导<副词子句>,修饰<主要子句>.hardly,scarcely 为<否定副词>,置于句首时,<主词>与<助动词>必须倒装。
John had hardly opened the door when his guests arrived. 约翰刚打开门他的客人就到了。
Scarcely had I washed the car before the sky rumbled with thunder.
我刚洗车天空就打雷了。
Hardly had I gone out of the hotel when I met my friend.我刚走出饭店就遇见了我的朋友。
Scarcely had she heard the sad story when she burst out crying.
她一听到这悲伤的消息,就失声痛哭。
now that …… V ……
结构︰now that+主词+动词
说明︰此句型意为“因为/既然…”。now that 是<副词><连接词>,that 可省略,意思是 since(因为)或 seeing(that)(既然),引导<副词子句>,修饰<主要子句>.
Now that I am free, I can enjoy music for a while. 既然有空,我可以享受一下音乐。
I want to work now that I am well again. 我想去工作因为我又健康了。
Now that there is a new tunnel, the road is less dangerous.
既然有了一个新的隧道,这条路就比较不危险了。
Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents' help.
既然你已是个大学生了,就应当学着独立,不靠父母的帮助。
not …… because ……
结构︰not …… because ……
说明︰此句型意为“并非因为…而…”。使用本<句型>时,because 之前不可有逗点,否则意思完全不同;有时得从 because <子句>的逻辑来判断意思。
You must not despise a man because he is poor. 你不可因一个人贫穷而轻视他。
I do not love him because he is rich. (I love him not because he is rich.)
我不是因为他有钱才爱他的。
I do not respect him because he is playful. 我不尊敬他,因为他贪玩。
I do not respect him because he is knowledgeable. 我并非因为他有学问而尊敬他。
not that …… but that ……
结构︰(It is) not that …… but that ……
说明︰此句型意为“并非…而是…”。It is 通常予以省略。
Not that I dislike the task, but that I am not equal to it.
并非我不喜欢这工作,而是我无法胜任。
Believe it or not, not that I don't love Mary, but that I love my country (all the) more.
信不信由你,并非我不爱玛丽,而是我更爱我的国家。
Not that I hate the work. I'm not strong enough for it.
并非我讨厌这份工作,而是我不够强壮,无法胜任。
so that …… may ……
结构︰so that/in order that …… may ……
说明︰此句型意为“以便…”。此为表示目的的<副词><连接词> so that,in order that 所引导的<副词子句> <句型>.so that <子句>总是置于<主要子句>之后,而 in order that 置于<主要子句>前后均可,且<语气>较为强调。通常使用<助动词> may,也使用 can(could),shall(should),will(would)等。若<主词>与<主要子句>相同时,可变成<不定词词组>,即“so as to+原形<动词>”或“in order to+原形<动词>”。