I know little English. 后面是用so还是neither表示附和?
(2017-10-08 15:28:41)有这样一道题,考查使用so还是neither来表示前面说的情况也适用于后者:
I know little English. ( ) does he.
是填so还是neither关键是看前面是肯定还是否定句。前面没有not啊,是不是就应该填so呢?其实不然。
little与never、hardly等类似,都是表示否定,只是little词性更宽泛,可以用作副词、限定词、不定代词,放在句首时都需要倒装,例如:
Hardly had he arrived when she started
complaining.(《现代英语用法大辞典》)
Little does he care whether we live or die.
(《现代英语用法大辞典》)
Little did he know that this simple, seemingly innocuous act
would result in his imminent death.
同样的规则也适用于so/neither引起的倒装,所以这里填neither更为妥当。
1. 附上英语论坛的一些例句和相关解释:
- ‘I have very little money with me'
-'Neither have I'
A: I know little about science.
B: Neither do I.
The negative sense means that it is natural to use
‘neither’.
2. 附上歌曲Little Do You
Know的歌词
Alex & Sierra Lyrics
"Little Do You Know"
[Sierra:]
Little do you know
How I'm breaking while you fall asleep
Little do you know
I'm still haunted by the memories
Little do you know
I'm tryna pick myself up piece by piece
Little do you know
I need a little more time
Underneath it all I'm held captive by the hole inside
I've been holding back for the fear that you might change your
mind
I'm ready to forgive you but forgetting is a harder
fight
Little do you know
I need a little more time
[Alex:]
I'll wait, I'll wait
I love you like you've never felt the pain
I'll wait
I promise you don't have to be afraid
I'll wait
The love is here and here to stay
So lay your head on me
Little do you know
I know you're hurting while I'm sound asleep
Little do you know
All my mistakes are slowly drowning me
Little do you know
I'm trying to make it better piece by piece
Little do you know
I, I love you 'til the sun dies
[Alex & Sierra:]
Oh wait, just wait
I love you like I've never felt the pain
Just wait
I love you like I've never been afraid
Just wait
Our love is here and here to stay
So lay your head on me
I'll wait (I'll wait), I'll wait (I'll wait)
I love you like you've never felt the pain
I'll wait (I'll wait)
I promise you/I don't have to be afraid
I'll wait
The love is here and here to stay
So lay your head on me
Lay your head on me
So lay your head on me
[Alex:]
'Cause little do you know
I, I love you 'til the sun dies