Grammar and usageNegative words and negative statements

(模块八高二下学期),Grammarandusage,Negativewordsandnegativestatements,帮助学生对所学过的各种否定表达进行总结。主要分为“助动词+not”、“not和其他单词连用”、“否定的其他用法”和“部分否定”等四个方面。,“Well,itwasveryinterestingbecauseatfirstImunhappyaboutthewaythattheChinesearetreatingtheTibetansbecauseIdontthinkanyoneshouldbeunkindtoanyoneelse.SoIhavebeenveryconcernedabouthowtothinkandwhattodoaboutthatbecauseIdontlikethat.Ivebeenconcernedabout,oh,howshouldwedowiththeOlympics?BecausetheyarenotbeingnicetoDalaiLama,whosagoodfriendofmine.,SharonStone:,AndthenthisearthquakeandallthisstuffhappenedandthenIthoughtisthatakarma,whenyouarenotniceandthenbadthingshappentoyou?AndthenIgotaletterfromaTibetanFoundation.Theywantedtogoandbehelpful,andthatmademecry.AndtheyaskedmeifIwouldwriteaquoteaboutthat.IsaidIwould.Itwasabiglessontomethatsometimesyouhavetolearntoputyourheaddownandbeofserviceeventopeoplewhoarentnicetoyou.Andthatsabiglessonforme.”,“Karma”means:灾难因果报应惩罚,Trueorfalse?,“TheearthquakeinChinawasaKarma.”,TheearthquakeinChinawasNOTakarma.,X,Anegativestatementisoftenusedtocorrectamistake.,Letsexpressourangerproperly!,莎朗的言论是不合适的。Sharonswordsarenotappropriate.我认为她那么说是不明智的。Idontthinkshewaswisetosayso.,1.auxiliaryverb+not,Inthesimplestkindofnegativestatement,notorntcomesaftertheauxiliaryverb.,地震不仅是中国的灾难也是全人类的。莎朗的表现表明她不仅缺少爱心而且缺少人性。TheearthquakeisnotonlyChinasdisaster,butalsoadisasterforallofmankind.SharonStonesperformanceshowsthatnotonlydoesshelacklove,butshelackshumanity.,Tip:Anegativestatementmaysometimeshaveapositivemeaning.,她不可能对地震中大量的死亡数未有所闻。Shecouldnthavebeenuninformedofthehugenumberofdeathsinthequake.,2.notpairedwithotherwords,Whenusedbeforeawordwithanegativeprefix(e.g.un-,dis-,orin-),themeaningbecomespositive.Butthistypeofphraseisnotasstrongasadirectpositivestatement.,2.notpairedwithotherwords,Whenusedbeforeaphraseoftime,distanceoranounphraseincludingquantities,itservestoemphasizethenegativemeaningofthephrase.,她是在地震发生不久后的戛纳电影节上说这番话的。SheexpressedallthisattheCannesFilmFestivalnotlongaftertheearthquake.,认为地震是报应，再愚蠢不过了。Onecantbetoosillytobelievethattheearthquakeisakarma.,Whenitisusedincanttooorcantenough,themeaningofthesentencebecomespositive.,2.notpairedwithotherwords,3.othernegativeexpressions,莎朗太冷漠，不配做亲善大使。Sharonistoocold-bloodedtobeaGoodwillAmbassador.对死难者如此不敬，SharonStone又该最终得到什么样的报应呢？Withoutbeingrespectfultothedead,whatkindof“karma”shouldSharonStonegeteventually?,3.othernegativeexpressions,毋庸置疑，许多中国人将不再看她的电影或购买她代言的产品了。NodoubtalotofChinesewillnever/nolongerseeherfilmsorbuyproductsrepresentedbyher.在很多人看来莎朗斯通是个十足的傻瓜。SharonStoneisnothingbut/nomorethananidiottomanypeople.,4.partialnegation,并非所有西方人都同意她的观点。Notallwesternersagreewithher.(Veryfewwesternersagreewithher.)这一事件显示并非所有的外国人对中国都是友好的。ThiseventshowsalltheforeignersarenotfriendlytoChina.,Whenusedwithall,both,many,always,each,everyone,itformspartialnegation.,alistofthemostcommonlyusednegativewords:,no,not,never,neither,hardly,seldom,few,little,barely,alistofthemostcommonlyusednegativeexpressions:,onnoaccount,innocircumstances,neverbefore,nowhere,atnotime,bynomeans,Groupwork:Pleaseworkinsmallgroupstocommentonthisevent,makingasmanynegativestatementsaspossible.,AnswerstoPartA(page9)Themaincharacter,OliverTwist,experiencesachildhoodwithoutparents.2.Heisraisedwithotherchildrenwhoalsohavenoparents.3.Heisthensenttoaworkhouse,wherehehastoworkveryhardandhardlyhastimetorelax.4.Oliverdoesnotlikeanythingabouttheworkhouse.,5.Thechildrenaretreatedverybadlyandseldomhaveenoughfoodorwater.6.Faginisnotagoodcharacter.7.Oliverdoesnotwanttostealfromanyone,butinordertosurviveOliverisforcedtobecomeacriminal.,8.Mr.BarnlowisagenerousmanwithoutanyofFaginsvices.9.UnlessOlivercanescape,hewillneverbereunitedwithMr.Ba