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not anything还是not something

2011-06-22来源:和谐英语

not anything还是not something

 

在通常情况下,something 用于肯定句,anything 用于否定句或疑问句。如:

There is something I can do for you. 我可以帮你一些忙。

There isn’t anything I can do for you. 我帮不了你什么忙。

但是,当something 的意思不是表示“某种东西”,而是表示“那种东西”或“这种东西”(即心中最想要的那种东西,相当于 the thing)时,其否定式要用 not something,不用not anything。比如以下各题,其答案都是something:

1. It’s not _____ that we want to talk about; let’s change the subject.

A. anything           B. something            C. nothing            D. everything

2. It’s not _____ I enjoy; I do it purely out of a sense of duty.

A. anything           B. something            C. nothing            D. everything

3. Self-control is not _____ that comes with your birth.

A. anything           B. something            C. nothing            D. everything

4. This is not _____ that would disturb me anyway.(www.hxen.net)

A. anything           B. something            C. nothing            D. everything