The case was too heavy to be carried by a child.
箱子太重了,孩子搬不动。
(c)与此类似的情况是,不定式可以指介词的宾语而言:
The grass was so wet that we couldnt sit on it.
草地湿得没法坐。
The grass was too wet(for us) to sit on.
草地太湿了,(我们)不能坐。
The light is so weak that we cant read by it.
光线太暗了,我们无法看书。
The light is too weak to read by.
光线太暗,不能看书。
2 too+形容词+a+名词+不定式
He was too shrewd a businessman to accept the first offer.相当于:
As a businessman he was too shrewd to accept the first offer.
他是一个极为精明的生意人,不会接受第一次报价。
He is too experienced a conductor to mind what the critics say.相当于:
As a conductor he is too experienced to mind what the critics say.
他是一位经验非常丰富的指挥家,根本不会在乎评论家的意见。
如以上A1中那样,这里的不定式总是指主语而言。这里也可以用不定式的被动式:
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