No work will kill him. 这句话是什么意思?
这个句子可以作两种分析。一是分析为局部否定句,即(No work) + (will kill him),意为“不工作(没有工作)会把他憋死。”下面是一些与此相类似的部分否定句子:
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No work, no money. 不工作, 就没有钱。
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No news is good news. (=Receiving no news is good news.) (否定主语) 没有消息便是好消息。
二是分析为全部否定句,即 No + (work will kill him),意为“工作决不会把他压垮”。用逻辑学术语来说,work will kill him 表达的是一个判断,而 no + (work will kill him) 则表明上述判断是假的,也就是说括弧内的陈述的情况是不存在的。与此相类似的例子:
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No honest man would lie. 诚实的人不撒谎。(An honest man would not lie.)
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No dogs are permitted here. 这儿禁止狗入内。(Dogs are not permitted here.)
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With no coaching will he pass the exam. 什么辅导也不能使他通过考试。
( Whatever coaching is provided will not enable him to pass the exam. )
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No money buys health. 钱是买不到健康的。
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We know, however, that no two places are exactly the same. (全国四级, 91.6-88) 但是, 我们知道, 没有两个地方是完全相同的。