【问题讨论】（句子分析与翻译）（4）

You cannot give him too much money, as he is a greedy man.

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参考译文：你给他再多的钱也不算多，因为他是一个很贪婪的人。

主句：you can't give him too much money.

引导原因状语从句连词：as

原因状语从句：as he is a greedy man

句子解析:“cannot/never … too…”结构表示“无论怎么……也不算过分”、“越……越好”、“要格外……”的意思。

与上面句子意思相同结构还有下列几种：

(1)cannot +动词+too +形容词或副词。

We cannot be too careful in doing experiments.

我们做实验时越仔细越好。

I cannot thank you too much.

我怎么感谢你也不过分。

(2)cannot + over动词/cannot + be +over-形容词。

We cannot overemphasize the importance of learning a foreign language.

我们无论怎么强调学习外语的重要性也不过分。

We cannot be over- vigilant.

我们应该特别警惕

(3) cannot+动词+too much （much enough）。

We cannot praise him too much.

我们无论怎样表扬他也不算过分。

He is very reliable. You can’t trust him too much (much enough).

他很可靠，他是你最值得信赖的人。

(4)cannot +动词+形容词或副词+enough。

在“cannot… too…”结构中的too可换成enough; not也可换成never, hardly等否定词。

You can never be strong enough.

强壮的身体有百利无一害。

Drinking water can never be pure enough.

饮用水越纯越好。

(5) cannot +动词+too many +可数名词（或too much +不可数名词）。

I think it right that one cannot learn too much knowledge.

我认为一个人的知识越多越好。

It is wrong to think that one cannot bear too many children.

认为一个人生的孩子愈多愈好是错误的。