句型23

　　全倒装句型(二)

　　表示方位的状语放在句首，句子全倒装;谓语动词多为be, lie, stand, sit, come, walk, run, stop etc. 不及物动词。

　　[例句]

　　On a hill in front of them stands a great castle. 在他们面前的山上矗立着一座巨大的城堡。

　　In front of the house stopped a police car. 房子的全面停着一辆警车。

　　Around the corner walks a young policeman. 拐角处有个年轻的警察在行走。

　　Under the tree sat a boy of about ten. 在树下坐着一个大约10岁的男孩。

　　句型24

　　全倒装句型(三)

　　(表语)adj. / v-ing / v-ed +(地点状语)+ be(或其他动词形式)…

　　So adj./adv…that…如此……以至于……(so引导的句子倒装，而that引导的句子不倒装!) (这种结构是半倒装句。)

　　[例句]

　　Present at the meeting were the manager, all the designers and the writer. 出席会议的有经理，设计师和词作者。

　　Fastened to the pole is the National flag. 旗杆上有一面国旗。

　　Hidden behind the door were some naughty children. 有几个顽皮的孩子藏在门后面。

　　Sitting at the back of the classroom were several old teachers, listening attentively to the new teacher. 坐在教室后面的是几位老教师，他们在认真地听新教师的课。

　　Gone are the days when farmers lived in the poor houses.

　　农民住在破旧房子里的日子过去了。

　　Typical for China is the crosstalk show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play. 相声是中国典型的喜剧，两个演员通过玩弄词藻来逗乐观众。

　　So clearly does he speak English that he can always make himself understood.

　　他说英语非常清晰，别人都能听懂他的话。

　　So fast does light travel that we can hardly imagine its speed. 光运行非常快，我们几乎无法想象它的速度。

　　句型25

　　半倒装句(一)

　　否定意义的副词或短语放在句首，句子半倒装。这样的副词主要有：little, seldom, hardly, rarely, scarcely, never, not at all, by no means(决不), at no time(在任何时候都不)，nowhere, in no case (无论如何都不);not in the least (=not at all) , on no condition(决不) 等。

　　[例句]

　　Never shall I forget you.

　　At no time was the man aware of what was happening. 那个人根本没有注意到发生的情况。

　　Little did I understand what he said to me at that time. 我那时几乎没有明白他给我说的话。

　　It’s beyond description. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.

　　那真是用语言难以形容。世界上没有其他地方会有这么安静、美丽的地方了。

　　Not a single mistake did he make in the exam. 他在考试中没有犯一个错误。

　　By no means are these works of art satisfactory. 这些艺术品根本不能令人满意。

　　On no condition should you visit that place. 你决不能去那个地方。