VOA慢速英语:Activists Say Fishing Limit Not Enough to Save Bluefin Tuna

1.Conservation groups criticized the move, saying the cut is not big enough to support the recovery of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean.

enough的用法

A 在形容词之后使用：

He failed the exam because it wasn't easy enough.

他考虑不及格，因为题不够轻易。（不说 enough easy）

B 在名词之前使用：

He didn' t buy the car because he didn't have enough money.

他没买那部车，因为他没有足够的钱。

C 可以用在 enough… for sb．/sth．和 enough… to do sth．结构之中：

She hasn't got enough money for a holiday.

她没有足够的钱去度假。

This dress isn't big enough for her.

这件衣服对她来说不够大。

She's not old enough to live alone.

她未到独自生活的年纪。

2.Still, EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki said the meeting took "a step in the right direction for sustainable management" of bluefin tuna.

still作为连词时含有“尽管如此，可还是要”、“然而”、“不过”之意。例句：

     (1) Although we are very tired, still we shall work. 虽然我们很累，但我们还将工作。

     (2) She was thirsty, still she wouldn't drink. 她虽然渴了，但仍不喝东西。

     (3) I like cats; still I don't care to own one. 我虽然喜欢猫，但不愿意养猫。

     (4) This is a very unpleasant affair. Still, we can't change it. 这是件很不愉快的事，但是我们无法改变它。     此外，still可以与more连用，相当于much more，常译“至于……更不必说”。例句：

     She can speak English, still more Japanese. 她连英语都会说，日语更不在话下。

3.It says thousands of people around the world have signed a promise not to eat bluefin tuna or spend money at sushi restaurants that still serve it.

not to动词不定式做后置定语

不定式在句中做定语通常做后置定语，即放在被修饰名词或代词后。它通常有以下几种用法：

(一)不定式常可用来修饰物，表示要做某事。

如：1.The next train to arrive was from NewYork.下一列到站的火车是从纽约开来的。

2.I have nothing to say on this question.在这个问题上，我没有什么话要说。

3. We are looking for somewhere to live.我们正在找一个地方住。

(二)不定式还可用来修饰人。

如：1.He was the first guest to arrive.他是第一个到达的客人。

2.Miss Brown was the next person to rise to speak.布朗小姐是下一个起来发言的人。

3.He was a brave man to do what he did.他是个勇者才有这样的行为。

(三)很多特定的名词后也可用不定式做定语，这样的名词常用的有：way，time，reason，chance，opportunity，need，wish，effort，right，ambition等。

如：1.It's time for you to get up and go to school.你该起床去上学了。

2.There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由怀疑他的话。

3.They have now an opportunity to go abroad to study further.他们现在有机会出国深造。