⊙河北省蠡縣中學高三(3)班 陳一博
“非常”不同
⊙河北省蠡縣中學高三(3)班 陳一博
如果有人告訴你,你至今已經學會了十余種表達“非常,很”的詞或詞組,你是不是有點吃驚?從小喜歡學英語,習慣在學習中總結已學知識的陳一博同學對這十幾種表達進行了歸納。盡管作為一個在校學生,他的歸納還不夠全面,我們刊登這篇短文是想告訴大家:只要你用心學,你也可以“非常不同”。
在英語中,表達“非常,十分,很,相當”的詞除了常見詞very外,還有許多其他單詞和短語,它們之間有一定的差別,在平時應用中應多加注意。
常見詞,放在形容詞、副詞、限定詞前。
如:very good/very quickly/very few people
常跟在動詞后面。
如:Thank you very much.(非常感謝。)
后跟形容詞或副詞,含有“過分”的意思。
如:The coat is too big for him.(這件衣服對他來說太大了。)
可用作形容詞詞組后跟名詞;也可用作名詞詞組或副詞詞組。如:
◆ A neighbor complained the kids were making too much noise.(有位鄰居抱怨孩子們太吵了。)
◆ I can’t thank him too much.=I can’t thank him enough. (我怎么謝他也不為過。——即“我非常感謝他。”)
He gave me too much. (他給我的太多了。)
后跟形容詞或副詞,意思為“非常……”。
如:much too heavy/much too slowly
與形容詞、副詞連用相當于much,常和比較級一起用;與動詞連用相當于a great
amount。如:
◆ I’m feeling a lot better today.(我今天感覺好多了。)
◆ Thanks a lot for your help.(非常感謝你的幫助。)
◆ I care a lot about you.(我非常在乎你。)
修飾無比較級形容詞,如:quite right/quite wrong/quite perfect/quite sure
修飾動詞,如:quite catch/quite know/quite follow/quite understand
修飾形容詞,如:quite happy
修飾介詞短語,如:quite by accident/quite out of mind
注意:quite不與too及比較級連用,修飾與不定冠詞連用的形容詞時須放在不定冠詞之前。如:◆ He is quite a tall man.(他的個子相當高。)◆ It’s quite an expensive restaurant.(它是
一家很貴的餐館。)
修飾形容詞和副詞,常和貶義詞連用,還可修飾比較級。修飾與不定冠詞連用的形容詞時,放在不定冠詞前后均可。如:
◆ It is rather cold today.(今天非常冷。)
◆ She is rather better today.(今天她好多了。)
◆ This is a rather moving story.=This is rather a moving story.(這是一個十分感人的故事。)
語氣最輕;不與動詞連用,不與比較級連用。
如:It is fairly warm. (今天十分溫暖。)
一般形容詞最高級前面要用the,只有most前可用a,a most…表示“十分……”。
如:Dalian is a most beautiful city.(大連是座十分美麗的城市。)
通常修飾形容詞。如:
◆ extremely difficult/extremely important
◆ It is extremely important. (這極為重要。)
放在動詞前后均可,也可以修飾介詞短語。如:
◆ I need your help badly as the deadline is around the corner.(因為最后期限快到了,我急需你的幫助。)
◆ Now I terribly need your help.(現在我急需你的幫忙。)
◆ He is badly in need of your praise.(他急需你的表揚。)
用法和very相同,但語氣更強。
如:Things are looking pretty good.(形勢看來很不錯。)
可以用來修飾下雨、吸煙、喝酒等的程度。
如:It is raining heavily now. (正在下大雨。)
語氣比較強。
如:Thank you so much.(十分感謝你。)
固定結構so…that 即“如此(so有“非常”的意思)……以致……”的意思。
如:Online shopping is so convenient that it has made our life more colorful.(網上購物非常方便,它讓我們的生活變得更加多姿多彩。)
非正式用語,只用于名詞前。
如:I’ve got an awful headache.(我頭疼得要命。)
改錯練習

1. He runs very quickly that I can’t follow him.
2. He had an extreme difficult period in his life.
3. With his help, I succeeded in finishing the project. So I can’t thank him very much.
4. I was such nervous that the swimming ring suddenly slipped out of my hand.
5. He gave us too many, so we respect him very much.
6. The building is bad in need of repair.