41 用作獨立成分 Track39
動詞不定式可用作獨立成分來修飾整個句子,常見的有:
to begin with
to tell the truth
to make a long story short
so to speak
to be brief/exact/frank/honest
to say nothing of(姑且不說)
to say the least(至少可以這么說)
以上所列短語均為口語中常用短語。請做到脫口而出!
a. To begin with, on behalf of all of your American guests, I wish to thank you for the incomparable hospitality.
首先,我謹(jǐn)代表所有美國客人向你們表示感謝,感謝你們無可比擬的盛情款待。(美國前總統(tǒng)尼克松1972年訪華時的祝酒辭開篇)
b.— You’re in pretty lousy mood, huh?
— To say the least.
c.I have a point there, to say the least.
d. To make a long story short , he is in hospital now.