人教必修1·第1单元·重难点详解(22)■本站特约作者 何素秀 供稿　　43. nature 前可用冠词吗【教材原句】I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. (p.2)译文：我只能透过那满是灰尘的窗帘下那脏兮兮的窗户看看大自然。【用法说明】nature 表示“自然”“大自然”时，其前习惯上不用冠词。如：　Scientists use reason to understand nature. 科学家用理性认识自然。　Many people enjoy the beauties of nature. 许多人喜欢自然界的美景。This writer’s poetry reflects his love of nature. 该作者的诗反映出他热爱自然。Nature makes most trees lose their leaves in winter. 大自然使多数树木在冬天落叶。事实上，在本文的第一句和最后一句均出现过这样的用法：I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. 我不知道这是不是因为我太久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. 只能隔着窗户看那大自然实在没意思，因为大自然是需要真正体验的东西。　　44. 如何理解 no…any longer 【教材原句】It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. (p.2)译文：只能隔着窗户看那大自然实在没意思，因为大自然是需要真正体验的东西。【用法说明】◆any longer通常与否定词not 搭配使用，构成 not…any longer 这样的句式。如：You’d better not wait any longer. 你最好不要再等了。I couldn’t constrain my excitement any longer. 我再也克制不住激动的心情。I’m not prepared to put up with these conditions any longer. 我不准备再忍受这些情况了。◆not…any longer 的用法相当于 no longer。如：It is no longer a dream to fly to the moon. =It is not a dream any longer to fly to the moon.飞往月球已不再是梦想了。Seeing that it is ten o’clock, we shall not wait for her any longer. =Seeing that it is ten o’clock, we shall wait for her no longer. 由于现在已经十点钟，我们就不再等她了。◆有时也可用 no…any longer 这样的形式，但此时的 no 通常为形容词。如：There’s no such thing as a job for life any longer. 不会再有像终身职位这样的事了。There’s no point in prolonging the agony any longer. 再拖着不说让人着急没什么意思了。◆any longer 有时还可以用于一些形式上为肯定而意义上为否定的句子中。如：I refuse to be trampled on any longer! 别人要再小看我那可不行!He is unable to accept the situation any longer. 他再也不能接受这种状况了。　　 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~