so…that还是very…that

so…that还是very…that

He looked _________ funny that we couldn’t help laughing.

A. very                    B. much                   D. rather                 D. so

答案选D，请注意其后的 that，该句使用的是 so … that …句式，句意为“他看上去很滑稽，我们都禁不住笑了”。从语法角度讲，英语中的“very＋形容词或副词”结构通常不能用来引出结果状语，所以 so ... that-clause (如此……以致于)、so ... as to do sth (如此……以至于做某事)、too ... to do sth (太……以致于不能做某事)、enough to do sth (足够的……可以做某事)等结构中的 so, too, enough 等词均不能用副词 very 来代替。比较：

他气得连话都说不出话。.

正：He was so angry as to be unable to speak.

正：He was so angry that he couldn't speak.

正：He was too angry to speak.

误：He was very angry as to be unable to speak.

误：He was very angry that he couldn't speak.

误：He was very angry to speak.

再请做下面一题：

Marsha got so carried away when arguing with her husband _________ she hit him.

A. since                    B. and                      C. until                     D. that

答案选D，属 so…that… 句式。全句意为“玛莎与她丈夫争吵过于激烈，以致动手打了他”。其中的 carry away 意为“使兴奋”、“使忘其所以”，通常用于被动语态，句中的 got carried away 可视为系表结构。