当动词 think, believe, suppose, expect, imagine 后接一个表示否定意义的宾语从句时,其否定通常转移到主句。如:
'I don't think you have much of a case.' — 'I expect not.'
“我想你没有什么好理由。”——“我想没有。”
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I don’t think that it is worth doing. 我认为这不值得做。
I don’t believe that he will help us. 我相信他不会来。
I don't suppose for a minute that he'll agree (= I'm sure that he won't) .
我认为他决不会同意。
I don't suppose it occurred to you to notify the police.
我看你没想过要去通知警察。
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You don't suppose they'd start the trip without us, do you?
你认为他们是不会抛下我们就上路的,对吧?
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I didn't expect you would come.
想不到你来了。
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I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse.
我认为他们不会拒绝。
imagine但作“想,想象,猜想”等意思解,其引导的宾语从句不必否定转移。
You can hardly imagine what a hard time your mother had when she was a child.
你妈妈小时候别提有多苦了。
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He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
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I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
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