Lesson 49　主語+know better than to+動詞原形

句型“主語+know better than to+不定式”是一個表示否定程度的句型，翻譯為“……很懂得……而不至于……”。

征服句型

●Tom knows better than to make such a foolish mistake.

湯姆懂得而不至于犯這樣愚蠢的錯誤。

●You should know better than to make fun of a disabled.

你應(yīng)該懂得而不至于去嘲笑一個殘疾人。

●You should know better than to readily believe a black man.

你應(yīng)該知道而不至于去輕信一個小人。

●Tom certainly knows better than to spank his wife.

湯姆很明白而不至于去打他的妻子。

●My youngest daughter knows better than to fall in love with such a poor boy.

我的小女兒懂得而不至于愛上這樣一個窮小子。

●She knows better than to go alone on such a night.

在這樣的夜晚，她不至于連不宜單獨外出也不知道。

征服對話

●I should know better than to break my mother’s beloved vase.

●There is another chance to save it.

我應(yīng)該懂得而不至于打破我媽媽心愛的花瓶。還有補救的機會。

●That film star knows better than to scold a media in public.

●It’s a foolish behavior.

那個電影明星懂得而不至于在公共場所罵那個記者。這是一個愚蠢的行為。

●The search party should know better than to go the wrong way.

●They are trying their best to find the exit.

搜索隊?wèi)?yīng)該明白而不至于走錯路。他們正盡最大的努力尋找出口。

Tips

該句型中better為比較級，英語中與比較級相關(guān)的句型還有“The……，the……”越……越……“Nothing is more……than……”沒有什么比……更……