— John,I don't know what to get for your father.He has just about everything,doesn't he?
— Do you have any suggestions?
—Why don't you get him a pocket calculator?(1990年6月)
2、Do you mind...?问句的回答用No, of course not.或者Not at all.。虽然字面上是否定的,
而且也理解为“不介意”,但考虑到具体的语境,通常都应理解为肯定的,意思是对方可以做其想做的。
如:
—Do you mind if I borrow your note?
—No,of course not.They are on my desk.(1994年1月)(从侧面讲可以使用)
3、not...until...句型。此句型一般都应理解为“直到……才”,因此是肯定的。如:
—When can the doctor see me?
—He won't be free until tomorrow.(1995年1月)(意思是直到明天才能见你)
4、not...more/better构成的特殊句型。
此句型意思是不可能有比这样更好的情况发生了,反过来讲就是指这样很好,说者对此表示赞许,所以此句型仍然表示的是肯定意思。如:
—I think it's high time we turned our attention to the danger of drunk driving now.
—I can't agree with you more.You see countless innocent people are killed by drunk drivers each year.(1997年6月)(意思是说后者非常同意第一人的观点)
5、Without a doubt;Don't mention it;No problem等作为回答的否定句型。这些我们常用的作为回答的句型,其实在语境中通常是用作肯定的回答,意思是“没问题”,肯定是这样的。如:
—Do you think we have to review the chapter of Industrial Revolution?
—Without a doubt,it will be on the exam.
6、由一些除not和never之外的否定词如hardly,seldom ,scarcely,rarely等构成的句型。这种句型其实本身就应归结为否定句,但在此将其放到这里是想强调这些句子如果出现在听力理解当中,学生经常容易疏忽这些词的否定意思,因此需特别留意。如:
—What a surprise!Tim has improved his English so much after a holiday abroad.
—I can hardly hear an accent.(意思是几乎听不出有任何地方口音)