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1. Affirmative in English, but
Negative in Chinese
Such cases are
found in a wide range of
expressions
：
words of
different parts of speech, various
phrases, or sentence structures.
●
Such a chance
was denied
（
to
）
me.
（
v.
）
我没有得到这样一个机会。
●
Time is what we
want most
，
but what
，
alas
，
many use w
orst.
（
adv.
）
时间是我们最缺少
的，但可叹之至，偏偏许多人最
不善于利用。
●
I have read your article. I expect to
meet an older man.
（
adj.
）
拜读了你的大作，
没想到你这
< br>样年轻。
●
It was beyond his power to sign such a
contract. (prep.)
他无权签订这种合同。
●
The guerrillas
would rather fight to death before they surrendere
d.
（
cons.
）游击队员们宁愿<
/p>
战斗到死也决不投降。
●
They feel great
anxiety about his sickness.
（
n.
）他们对他的病情感到焦虑不安。
●
The lecturer
spoke above the heads of his audience.
（
preposition
）
讲演者讲得太深奥，听
众听不懂。
●
I'm at my wit's
end to keep this child quiet.
（
phrase
）我实在是没办法让这孩子安静下来。
●
The mother said
she would let off her son washing the dishes if he
could finish his assignment
before supp
er.
（
pie
）母亲说，如果儿子晚
饭前能做完作业，就不让他刷碗了。
●
If it worked
once, it can work twice.
（
sen
tence
）一次得手，再次不愁。
2. Negative in English, but Affirmative
in Chinese
This is just opposite to the
previous case.
●
The doubt was still unsolved after his
repeated explanation.
（
v.
）
虽经他一再解释，
疑团仍然
< br>存在。
●
He carelessly glanced through the note
and got away.
（
adv.
）他马马虎虎地看了看那张便条
就走了。
●
All the
articles are untouchable in the museum.
（
adj.
）博物馆内一切展品禁止触摸。
●
Some people
can eat what they like and get no fatter.
有些人爱吃什么就吃什么，照样瘦。
●
He manifested a
strong dislike for his father's business.
（
n.
）他对他父亲的行业表示强烈的
厌恶情绪。
●
Don't lose time in posting this letter.
（
phrase
）赶快把这封信寄出去
。
●
Such flight couldn't long escape notice
.
（
sentence
）
这类飞行迟早总会被人发觉的。
3.
Same English
Word, with Either Affirmative or Negative
Equivalents in Chinese
● I'm
new
to the w
ork.
这工作我是生手。（这工作我不熟悉。）
● He
is free with
his money.
他花钱大手大脚。（他花钱从不吝啬。）
● He realized
that he
was in trouble
.
他意识到遇到麻烦了。（他感到自己的处境不妙。）
● The station is
no
dist
ance at all
.
车站近在咫尺。（车站一点儿也不远。）
● It's
no less
than
a fraud.
这简直是一场骗局。（这无异于一场骗局。）
● The w
orks of art were
left intact
, the money
gone
.
艺术品还在，钱却不冀而飞。（艺术品原封未动，钱却不翼而
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