There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters could not get close to the building.街上圍觀大火的人太多了,消防隊員無法靠近大樓。
②當單數名詞前有形容詞時,既可用so,也可用such,但不定冠詞的位置卻有所不同。如: This is such an important meeting that you should attend it.(=This is so important a meeting that you should attend it.)這是一次很重要的會議,你一定要參加。 後面不加,一般在前面加,詳細分析如下:so that引導目的狀語從句時,表示“以便;為了”,從句中常使用can /could /may /might /will /would /should等情態動詞或助動詞;引導結果狀語從句時,從句中一般不用can和may等詞,在so that前可以用逗號,意思是“因此,所以,以致”。如:
He got up very early so that he could catch the train.他起得很早以便能趕上火車。(目的狀語從句)
He raised his voice,so that everyone heard him.他提高了聲音,結果大家都聽見了。(結果狀語從句)
such…that…與so…that…都可以用來引導結果狀語從句,意為“如此…以致…”。
區別有以下幾點:
(1)such是形容詞,它所修飾的名詞可以是可數名詞,也可以是不可數名詞;名詞前面可以帶形容詞,也可以不帶。如果其後是單數可數名詞,前面需加不定冠詞a或an。因此,such…that…的句型結構可分為以下三種:
①such+a(n)(+adj.)+單數可數名詞+that從句。如:
She is such a good teacher that all of us love and respect her.她是一位很好的老師,我們都敬愛她。
Table tennis is such an interesting game that people all over the world play it.乒乓球是一項很有趣的運動,以致全世界的人都參加這項運動。
②such(+adj.)+複數可數名詞+that從句。如:
They are such interesting books that I want to read them once more.這些書非常有趣,我想再讀一遍。
It was such bad weather that I had to stay at home.天氣太壞,以致我不得不呆在家裡。
(2)so是副詞,與形容詞或副詞連用,其結構是:so+adj.(adv.)+that從句。如:
He ran so fast that I couldn’t catch up with him.他跑得那麼快,我趕不上他。
I am so sleepy that I can hardly keep my eyes open.我太瞌睡了,眼睛幾乎睜不開了。
注意:①當名詞前面有many,much,few,little等表示數量多少的限定詞時,應該用so,而不能用such。如:
There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters could not get close to the building.街上圍觀大火的人太多了,消防隊員無法靠近大樓。
②當單數名詞前有形容詞時,既可用so,也可用such,但不定冠詞的位置卻有所不同。如: This is such an important meeting that you should attend it.(=This is so important a meeting that you should attend it.)這是一次很重要的會議,你一定要參加。 後面不加,一般在前面加,詳細分析如下:so that引導目的狀語從句時,表示“以便;為了”,從句中常使用can /could /may /might /will /would /should等情態動詞或助動詞;引導結果狀語從句時,從句中一般不用can和may等詞,在so that前可以用逗號,意思是“因此,所以,以致”。如:
He got up very early so that he could catch the train.他起得很早以便能趕上火車。(目的狀語從句)
He raised his voice,so that everyone heard him.他提高了聲音,結果大家都聽見了。(結果狀語從句)
(3)so...that意為“如此……以致”,只能引導結果狀語從句,意為“如此……以致於”,其中so後面跟形容詞、副詞或由few,little,a little,many,much修飾的名詞。例如:
He ran so quickly that I couldn"t catch up with him.他跑得太快,我趕不上他。
The box costs so little that I can afford it.這個箱子很便宜,我買得起。