某些副詞和副詞短語(yǔ),主要是一些含有限定或否定意義的副詞和副詞短語(yǔ),為了表示強(qiáng)調(diào)可放在句首,這時(shí)后面應(yīng)跟動(dòng)詞的倒裝(即疑問(wèn))形式。這類副詞或副詞短語(yǔ)中最重要的有:
hardly ever
on no account
hardly…when
only by
in no circumstances
only in this way
neither/nor
only then/when
never
scarcely ever
no sooner…than
scarcely…when
not only
seldom
not till
so
nowhere
例句如:
—I haven’t got a ticket.
—Neither/Nor have I.
—我沒(méi)有票。
—我也沒(méi)有。
I had never before been asked to accept a bribe.相當(dāng)于:
Never before had I been asked to accept a bribe.
以前從來(lái)沒(méi)有人試圖向我行賄。
They not only rob you,they smash everything too.相當(dāng)于:
Not only do they rob you,they smash everything too.
他們不僅搶劫你,而且砸爛所有的東西。
He didn’t realize that he had lost it till he got home.相當(dāng)于:
Not till he got home did he realize that he had lost it.
一直到了家,他才發(fā)覺(jué)那東西丟了。
This switch must not be touched on any account.相當(dāng)于:
On no account must this switch be touched.
這個(gè)開關(guān)嚴(yán)禁觸摸。
He was able to make himself heard only by shouting.相當(dāng)于:
Only by shouting was he able to make himself heard.
他只有叫喊才能讓別人聽到他。
He became so suspicious that…相當(dāng)于:
So suspicious did he become that…
他變得這樣疑心,以致……
注意:在一個(gè)句子中,第二個(gè)否定動(dòng)詞有時(shí)可以用nor來(lái)表達(dá),并跟倒裝語(yǔ)序:
He had no money and didn’t know anyone he could borrow from.
He had no money,nor did he know anyone he could borrow from.
他身無(wú)分文,也不認(rèn)識(shí)任何可以借錢的人。(neither在這兒不太常用。)(關(guān)于副詞和副詞短語(yǔ)后跟動(dòng)詞的倒裝語(yǔ)序和作主語(yǔ)的名詞的情況,如Up went the rocket<火箭直升飛起>, By the door stoodan armed guard<門口站著一名手持武器的士兵>