英语专业四级考试常见词辨析：“禁不住”的诱惑
<p> 这些词组均表示不得不，不禁之意。</p><p> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span>与动名词连用，表示不得不是口语用法，词组中的<span word="help">help</span>相当于<span word="avoid">avoid</span>或<span word="prevent">prevent</span>，是一种比较好的用法。</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="steamer">steamer</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.（我听到本周没有船的消息，禁不住担忧起来。）</p><p> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="but">but</span> : 后跟不定式连用，是一种较正式的用法，主要用于美国英语。</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candid">candid</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.（我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。）</p><p> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> : 跟动词不定式连用，是<span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="but">but</span>与<span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span>的混用，系书面用语，多用于美国英语。由于<span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span>含有双重否定，所以有人反对使用，认为不合习惯，但此表达法已经沿用下来。</p><p> <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.（由于目前的价格情况，我方不得不调整报价。）</p>
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