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3-8:so much so that
谈这个结构之前,先请同学看这个句子:
he is angry—so angry that he wants to kill the rival that has stolen his girlfriend.
(他很气愤——气愤得要杀掉抢走他女友的情敌。)
这个句子语法是对的,但美中不足的是angry用了两次,就修辞的眼光来看,本句犯了重复的毛病,为补救这个缺点,我们可用much so代替angry,而形成下列的标准结构:
he is angry—so much so that he wants to kill the rival that has stolen his girlfriend.
于是,我们得了这样的概念:
much so可在so... that句子中代替前面已提及的副词或形容词,以避免重复。
例:代替副词:
he studies hard—so much so(原为hard)that he is sure to pass the exam.
(他很用功——用功得一定会考及格。)
代替形容词:
she is beautiful—so much so(原为beautiful)that i'm crazy about her.
(她很美——美得令我为她发狂。)