和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Everyday Grammar: Double Negatives - Can’t Get None?

2015-05-02来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we’re going to talk about two common types of double negatives.

talk about 谈论
例句:He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。

2. Time is not unlimited,” the negative “not” and the negative prefix “un” cancel each other out.

each other 相互
例句:Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗?

3. In fact, some of the richness of the English language comes from ignoring the rules.

in fact 事实上
例句:They were in fact casual.
事实上,他们确实不修边幅。