外贸英语函电(第六版,兰天编著)Chapter Five.ppt

not so much...as…与其说……不如说She’s not so much poor as careless with money.so much for sb/sth nothing further need to be said or done about sb/sthSo much for today.so much so that to such an extent thatWe are very busy—so much so that we can’t manage to take a holiday this year. Until someone finds cure for the common cold, there’s no much to do but endure the runny noses and sneezes. They pointed out that girls have so much potential in sports and as much need for physical fitness as boys do. so much sth a great deal of (nonsense, etc.)His promises were just so much meaningless talk.not much of a / not a good (sth)He is not much of a correspondent.this much what I am about to sayThis much is certain, you will never walk again. Yesterday’s result does not guarantee success in the second stage, when much more difficult issues will need to be addressed. The school tennis champion was too much for (more than a match for) me. 辨析: as a matter of course 和 a matter of course as a matter of course 当然的，自然的， a matter of course 理所当然的事 It was a matter of course that she should be asked to the chair. You needn’t ask him to come; he’ll come as a matter of course. In climbing a mountain, if we know the path and take it as a matter of course, we are free to enjoy the beauties of the surrounding country. Letter Five 关键词：exceptional adj.异常的，例外的This weather is exceptional for June.show exceptional musical ability. make an exception of sb/ sth 把…作为例外 You must all be here at 8 a.m.; I can make no exceptions.take exception to sth 对……表示反对，抗议He took great exception to what I said. the exception proves the rule 例外能反证规律Jedinaks astute - perception may be the exception proves the rule. All his family have red hair except him. He is the exception which proves the rule. Chapter Five Counter- offer 关键词：counteradj.相反的，反对的，对立的；n.相反之事物，对立物counter sample 对等样品countersign/countersignature 会签counter-charge 反控诉c