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1 Grammar
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2 Translation
Grammar in Context
I. Study the following sentences containing double negation.
1. It is not uncommon to get into a mode where you think, “If only I had object X, my life would be perfect and I would behappy.” (Para. 2, Text B, Unit 6)
2. But this you cannot do with any success without knowing the language, for language is the principal symbol system of communication. (Para.7, Text A, Unit 8)
双重否定：
一、 正如汉语说的“没有……不……”一样，英语有时也可使用这样“否定之否定”，即所谓的双重否定，双重否定的结果是肯定的。
e.g. 1. There was no one who did not feel sympathy for the victims of the accident.
(Everyone felt sympathy for the victims of theaccident.)
没有人不同情事故中的那些受害者。
2. It is not unusual for a family to have more than one car to use in daily life.
(It is usual for a family to have more than one car to use in daily life.)
一个家庭在日常生活中使用一辆以上的车子并不特别稀奇
二、never...without... 型双重否定，其意为：没有……决不……；要……一定会……
e.g. The dog never crosses a street without stopping at the curb.
那只狗每次要过街时，都会在人行道边缘停下来。
三、双重否定就内容而言虽是表肯定的，但和原本就是肯定形的句子含义并不完全相同。比方说，not unusual (并非不寻常) 与 usual (普通) 在感觉上就不完全相同，多了一点儿犹豫的情绪。
四、双重否定用于表示肯定的内容时，因形式上仍属否定句，所以附加问句为肯定形。
e.g. No Japanese breakfast is complete without miso soup, is it?
没有味噌汤的日式早餐就不够完整，不是吗?
Now, please do the tasks on Page 255 in your textbooks.
