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not always部分否定
英语中的部分否定(即不完全否定)有如下一些表示方法:
一、 all 的否定式:not all…(或:all…not)表示"并非都……"、"不是所有的都……"例如:
Not all men can be masters. (= All men cannot be masters.) 并非人人都能当头头。
Not all bamboo grows tall. 并非所有的竹子都会长得很高。
二、 both 的否定式:not…both (或:both… not) "并非两个……都……" 例如:
I don’t want both the books. 我不是两本书都要。
Both (the) windows are not open. 两扇窗子并不都开着。
三、 every…的否定式:"不是每……都……" 例如:
Not every book is educative. (或:Every book is not educative.) 不是每本书都有教育意义的。
Not everyone likes this book. 并非人人都喜欢这本书。
This flower is not seen everywhere. 这花并不是随处可见的。
四、 always的否定式:"并非总是(并非一直)……" 例如:
He is not always so sad. 他并不是一直都这样悲伤。
五、 entirely, altogether, completely 和quite 的否定式:"不完全……","并非完全……" 例如:
The businessman is never to be entirely trusted. 不可以完全信任商人。
He felt not altogether satisfied. 他并不完全满意。
I don’t agree completely. 我并不完全同意。
What he did was not quite proper. 他做的不十分妥当。
六、 all the time 的否定式:"并非一直……"、"未必老是……" 例如:
A foolish man doesn’t make a mistake all the time. 笨人未必老是犯错误。
2.They grow their tomatoes, lettuce and basil in pure water instead of in soil.
instead of(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句:Will you go to the party instead of me?
你替我赴宴好吗?
Shall we have fish instead of meat today?
今天我们不吃肉吃鱼好吗?
相当于:rather than
例句:They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
3.He believes that the rate of PTSD would drop if soldiers could spend their last few months in the military learning skills so they could get jobs.
这句话的主语和谓语是:He believes,后面是that引导的宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是:the rate of PTSD would drop。if引导条件状语从句。