作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期：2013-3-6
To …， Main Clause
结构︰不定词片语，主要子句
说明︰此类<不定词片语>通常放在句首，表示目的，修饰<主要子句>。常用的有 to tell the truth（老实说），to do someone justice（替某人说句公道话），to be brief（简言之），to begin with（首先），to sum up（总之），to make matters worse（更糟的是），so to speak（可以这麽说），needless to say（不用说），to say nothing of sth。（更不用说）等。
To make sure that he was at home, I called him up in advance.
为了确定他在家，我事先打电话给他。
To tell the truth, I don't agree to your plan. 老实讲，我不同意你的计划。
To do her justice, she is not as bad as you described. 说句公道话，她并没有你说的那样坏。
To sum up, only when strict punishment can be imposed on the lawless, can social stability be maintained. 总之，唯有当严刑峻罚加之於违法之徒时，才能维持社会安定。
Mary is, so to speak, a hardworking student. 玛丽可说是个用功的学生。
I can't speak English, to say nothing of Chinese. 我不会说英语，更别提中文了。
Needless to say, learning without thinking is useless. 不用说，学而不思则罔。
… pretend to …
结构︰主词+pretend+to-不定词/that-子句
说明︰此句型意为“假装…”。pretend 後面用 to-不定词或 that 子句。
He was pretending to climb a mountain. 他假装在爬山。
She pretended not to go. 她假装不去。
He pretended to be a good man. 他假装是好人。
Let's pretend （that） we are pirates. 让我们玩假装海盗的游戏吧！
… stop to …
结构︰主词+stop+to-不定词…
说明︰此句型意为“停下来…”。若“stop+Ving”是“停止…”。
They just don't stop to think. 他们就是不停下来想一想。
They stopped to look into the window. 他们停下来看看橱窗。
I have stopped smoking for half a year. 我已经半年不抽烟了。
… be meant to …
结构︰主词+be meant+to-不定词
说明︰此句型意为“…是有意要…；…是命中注定要…”。“be meant to V”有时变成“be meant for N”。
Some TV programs are meant to be watched today and forgotten tomorrow.
有些电视节目的用意是要今天观赏，明天忘掉。
He believes he is meant to be a great man. 他相信他命中要成为伟人。
This dictionary is meant for you. 这本字典是要给你的。
be + ADJ + to …
结构︰主词+be+形容词+to-不定词
说明︰<主词>实际上是 to-<不定词>的<受词>，经过转变而移到句首。
It was even more pleasing to look at in the morning light.
它在早晨的光线下看起来更悦目。
The rising sun is especially beautiful to look at from this angle.旭日从这个角度看起来特别美。
I think she is easy to please. 我想她是很容易讨好的。
… be likely to …
结构︰主词+be likely+to-不定词…
说明︰此句型意为“…可能…”。likely 表示具有充分根据的预测。有时<句型>可变为“It is likely that …”。
One's first impression is likely to be that everyone is in a rush.
一个人的第一个印象是，每个人都是匆忙的。
He is likely to arrive at any time. 他可能随时会到。
His health is likely to get worse. 他的健康可能会恶化。
make an/no attempt to …
结构︰主词+make an/no attempt+to-不定词…
说明︰此句型意为“…打算要/没有打算要…”；“…试图要/没有试图要…”。
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer.
他的微笑加深了，但他没有打算要回答。
I made no attempt to make friends with her. 我没有打算要和她做朋友。
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