重點10.幾個有趣的短語much too

　　too much

　　before long

　　long before

　　if only

　　only if

　　1）much too為程度副詞，修飾形容詞或副詞，放在所修飾的詞前面。而too much可以作狀語，修飾動詞，也可以作定語修飾名詞。

　　例句：

　　There is too much snow and ice.

　　I drank too much wine last night.

　　2）before long：不久以后，相當于soon,做狀語使用。long before，很久以前，可用作狀語，也可以用作連詞。 例句：

　　She will be back before long. It was not long before she came.

　　Before long our family moved and had to give the pet away

　　The family moved to New York long before the war broke out.

　　3）if only: 要是...就好了,其后面的句子常用虛擬語氣（表示現(xiàn)在或將來的動作用過去式，表示過去的動作用過去完成時）。 only if:

　　conj. 只有當…(只是在...的時候)，位于句首時，其后面的主句要倒裝。

　　例句：

　　I fear the coming exams. If only I could have time to review my lessons

　　If only he had been here.

　　If only one had an unlimited supply of money!

　　I can buy the house only if the money is available.

　　Only if I get a job will I have enough money to go to school.

　　練習：

　　重點10.幾個有趣的短語much too

　　too much

　　before long

　　long before

　　if only

　　only if

　　1）much too為程度副詞，修飾形容詞或副詞，放在所修飾的詞前面。而too much可以作狀語，修飾動詞，也可以作定語修飾名詞。

　　例句：

　　There is too much snow and ice.

　　I drank too much wine last night.

　　2）before long：不久以后，相當于soon,做狀語使用。long before，很久以前，可用作狀語，也可以用作連詞。 例句：

　　She will be back before long. It was not long before she came.

　　Before long our family moved and had to give the pet away

　　The family moved to New York long before the war broke out.

　　3）if only: 要是...就好了,其后面的句子常用虛擬語氣（表示現(xiàn)在或將來的動作用過去式，表示過去的動作用過去完成時）。 only if:

　　conj. 只有當…(只是在...的時候)，位于句首時，其后面的主句要倒裝。

　　例句：

　　I fear the coming exams. If only I could have time to review my lessons

　　If only he had been here.

　　If only one had an unlimited supply of money!

　　I can buy the house only if the money is available.

　　Only if I get a job will I have enough money to go to school.

　　練習：