▲与likely的以上用法类似的有 unlikely, unfortunate 等。
◎likely
He is highly likely to succeed.
=It’s highly likely that he will succeed. 很可能他会成功。
He is quite likely to refuse.
=It is quite likely that he will refuse. 他很可能会拒绝。
◎unlikely
It is unlikely to rain.
=It’s unlikely that it will rain. 不太可能下雨。
The job is unlikely to be finished in time.
=It’s unlikely that the job will be finished in time. 这工作不见得能按时完成。
◎unfortunate
He was unfortunate to miss the last train.
=It was unfortunate that he missed the last train. 真倒霉，他错过了最后一班车。
He was unfortunate to be left an orphan.
=It is unfortunate that he was left an orphan. 不幸的是，他成了孤儿。
▲下面的句子也有些类似：
He was brave to enter the burning building.
=It was brave of him to enter the burning building. 他敢进入那燃烧的建筑，真是勇敢。
She is clever to refuse them.
=It’s clever of her to refuse them. 她拒绝他们那是明智的。
You are crazy to lend him so much money.
=It was crazy of you to lend him so much money. 你借给他那么多钱，真是愚蠢!
You are cruel to bully your friends like that.
=It’s cruel of you to bully your friends like that.  你这样欺负你的朋友太残忍了。
She was foolish to say such a thing.
=It was foolish of her to say such a thing. 她说出那样的话来，真是太蠢了。
He was generous to give you so much money.
=It was generous of him to give you so much money. 他真大方给你这么多钱。
You were silly to believe him.
=It was silly of you to believe him. 你相信他是愚蠢的。
You are kind to say that.
=It is kind of you to say that. 你这样说，真是太好了。
You weren’t very polite to serve yourself without asking.
=It wasn’t very polite of you to serve yourself without asking. 你也不问一声就自己吃起来是不太礼貌的。
You are wrong to cheat him.
= It’s wrong of you to cheat him. 你欺骗他是不应该的。
▲下面的句子也有些类似：
The man chanced to be a doctor.
=It chanced that the man was a doctor. 那人碰巧是位医生。
She chanced to be in when he called.
=It chanced that she was in when he called.  他打电话时碰巧她在家。
I happened to have no money with me.
=It happened that I had no money with me. 碰巧我没带钱。
She happened to be out when he called.
=It happened that she was out when he called. 他打电话时，她恰巧不在家。
He appears to have been waiting a long time.
=It appears that he has been waiting a long time. 看来他已经等了很久了。
He seems to have a lot of money.
=It seems that he has a lot of money. 他似乎很有钱。
She turned out to be a friend of my sister.
=It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. 她原来是我妹妹的朋友。
▲下面的句子也有些类似：
This vase is estimated to be 2 000 years old.
=It is estimated that the vase is 2 000 years old. 据估计这个花瓶有两千年历史。
He is said to have stolen the money.
=It’s said that he stole the money. 据说是他偷了这笔钱。
She is reported to earn over $10 million a year.
=It is reported that she earns over $10 million a year. 据说她每年赚1000多万美元。
He’s tough to work with.
=It’s tough to work with him. 他是个难以共事的人。
It shocked me to see how she treated her child.
= I was shocked to see how she treated her child. 见到她如此对她的孩子，我感到愤慨。