【问】 There is no denying this.这种句型究竟表示什么意思? 【答】 粗略地说,这种句型表示“不可能……”、“无法……”、“没有办法……”。 1. There is no denying that the new method has greatly raised labour productivity. 不可否认,新方法大大提高了劳动生产率。 2. There was no knowing how long he might be away. 还不知道他要离开多长时间。 3. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 历史车轮不可阻挡。 4. There is no saying whether we can finish the job according to schedule. 无法说出我们是否能按期完成工作。 5. He had always been excitable,but now he was beside himself; there was no reasoningwith him. 他过去总是容易兴奋,但是现在他简直神经错乱了;简直没有法子跟他讲道理。 6. There is no telling what will happen. 无法预料会发生什么事。 7. Now that the herd has started,there is no stopping them. 鹿群一出发,就无法让它们停下来。 象No smoking.No parking here.这样一些表示禁令的固定格式,便是这种句型的缩略形式。 但是,正象R.Quirk等人所指出的,这种句型有时候也可以作非情态解释。 There was no smoking in the corridors. a)“Smoking was not allowed in the corridors. ” 走廊里不许吸烟。 b) “No one smoked in the corridors. ” 走廊里无人吸烟。 有时候,这种句型甚至可以作三种解释: There’s no writing on the blackboard today. a) “We can’t write on the blackboard today. ” 今天我们不能在黑板上写字。 b) “We’re not going to write on the blackboard today.” 今天我们将不会在黑板上写字。 c) “There’s nothing written on the blackboard today.” 今天黑板上没有写任何东西。 请做下面的英语试题: There’ no matters.