MBA長難句之否定結構

 　【文字解析】

　　She is beautiful.

　　She is not beautiful.

　　I think she is beautiful.

　　I don’t think she is beautiful.

　　一些表示看法，感覺的動詞或詞組，允許否定轉移。

　　【表示看法】

　　anticipate believe figure

　　imagine calculate expect

　　reckon suppose think

　　【表示感覺】

　　appear seem feel like

　　look like sound like

　　◆ I did not marry you because you are rich.

　　◆ 我不嫁給你，因為你很有錢。

　　◆ 我不是因為你有錢才嫁給你的。

　　I did not take the job to make more money.

　　我接受這個工作不是為了賺錢.

　　否定句中含不定式目的狀語，when， because和as引導的狀語從句等，一旦按正常理解產生歧義，就要聯想否定轉移。

　　I didn’t go because I was afraid.

　　我沒有去是因為怕。

　　我不是因為怕才去。

　　I didn’t go， because I was afraid.

　　I didn’t go just because I was afraid.

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　　Best Wishes!

　Li Ming