64 不定式作獨(dú)立成分 Track 064
動(dòng)詞不定式可用作獨(dú)立成分,用來(lái)修飾整個(gè)句子,常見(jiàn)的有:
to begin with
to tell the truth
to make a long story short
so to speak
to be brief/exact/frank/honest
to say nothing of(姑且不說(shuō))
to say the least(至少可以這么說(shuō))
以上所列短語(yǔ)均為口語(yǔ)中常用短語(yǔ)。請(qǐng)同學(xué)們牢記!
a. To begin with, on behalf of(代表) all of your American guests,I wish to thank you for the incomparable(無(wú)可比擬的) hospitality.
首先,我謹(jǐn)代表你們的所有美國(guó)客人向你們表示感謝,感謝你們無(wú)可比擬的盛情款待。(尼克松總統(tǒng)1972年訪(fǎng)華時(shí)的祝酒詞開(kāi)篇)
b. —You’re in pretty lousy mood, huh?
—To say the least.
c. I have a point there, to say the least.
d. To make a long story short, he is in hospital now.