不定式用作独立成分
(2009浙江9. )__________, the pay isn’t attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting. A. Generally speaking B. On the contrary C. In particular /D. To be honest
不定式做插入语时,往往是用做评注性状语。To start with, we have this correct leadership of the Party.首先,我们有党的正确领导。
To conclude, I wish you a happy New Year.最后,祝您新年快乐。
He can speak English, to say nothing of Chinese.他会说英语,更别提中文了。
I lost my way in complete darkness and, to make matters worse, it began to rain.
Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he hardly passed the last exam.
Tom, not to wake up others, walked into his quietly.
He can speak English, not to mention Chinese.
=He can speak English, not to speak of Chinese.
=He can speak English, let alone Chinese.
下面是常见用作插入语的动词不定式短语:
to be brief 简单地说
to be sure 的确;当然
to be frank with you 坦白地对你说
to be fair 说句公道话;公平而论
to be honest诚实地说
to be truthful诚实地说
to be precise准确地说
to tell/say/speak the truth 老实说/坦白地说
to do one justice 公平地说
to begin with 首先
to tell the truth 老实说
to do one justice 公平地说
to begin with 首先
to speak candidly坦率地说
to make matters worse 更糟糕的是
to make a long story short简单的说/长话短说
to cut a long story short简单地说
to sum up 总之
to put it mildly说得委婉些
to put it briefly 简而言之
to put it another way换个说法
so to speak 可以说
to say nothing of 不用说; ……更不用提了
to say nothing of=not to speak of(这两个可用在肯定句或否定句)=let alone=not to mention=without mentioning=much less
much more(=still more)及even more只用于肯定句
much less(=still less)及even less只用于否定句
(I’m) sad to say说来悲哀
glad to say说来高兴
strange to say 说也奇怪
needless to say不用说
hard to say
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