1.基本结构及其含义:“too······to······,太·······而不能······”。too是副词,“太”,后面接形容词或副词,to是动词不定式符号,后面接动词原形。

Tom is too young to go to school·汤姆年龄太小,还不能上学。/汤姆还没到上学的年龄。

The soup is too salty to eat.汤太咸了,没法喝。

2.如果表达“对某人来说太…...而不能...…,太......(以至于某人)不能做某事”

就要在不定式之前加上它的逻辑主语“for sb”,这时变为

too+adj/adv+(for sb) to do sth.结构

The work is too difficult for me to do.这个工作对我来说太难做了。

3.易错点:不定式后面多了宾语。

改错:对我来说,这个问题太难回答。

The question is too hard for me to answer it.(错误)

The question is too hard for me to answer.(正确)

因为answer已经有了逻辑上的宾语“the question”,如果再在answer后加it,就重复了。

4.too......to......结构,可以与......enough to......结构互相转换。

adj/adv+enough to do sth.意为“足够······以至于能够做某事”

翻译一个句子:

这个问题太难解决了。

The problem is too hard to work out.

=The problem isn't easy enough to work out.

注意:not后面的形容词是too后面的形容词的反义词。

5.too......to......结构,可以与so......that......结构互相转换。

so......that......,意为“如此······以至于······”引导结构状语从句。

翻译一个句子:

汤姆太小了不能去上学。

两种表达方式:

Tom is too young to go to school.

=Tom is so young that she can't go to school.

注意:that后面的从句要用否定形式。