To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight when he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in.
2018 年北京高考完表填空26题。这个to think明显是表示一种特殊的语气,请问这是to think的一种特殊用法吗?
To think...用于表示惊讶,意思是“你想想看(竟然)”“真没想到(竟然)”。如:
To think of his not knowing about it! 真没想到他对此事竟一无所知!
I can still hardly believe it! To think that the President stayed at my hotel! 我到现在还不太相信!想想看,总统居然和我在同一家宾馆里下榻!
To think that my mother wrote all those books and I never knew! 想想看,我母亲写了那么多部书,我竟然一无所知!
你的句子意思是:
To think he is sleeping on the streets tonight when he could have stolen the money and paid for a place to stay in. 真没想到当他本可以偷了钱然后花钱给自己找一个地方住一晚时,他竟然选择露宿街头。