“such…that”是英语中常用的结果状语从句引导结构,核心含义是“如此……以至于……”,用来强调某个事物的程度(通过修饰名词),从而引出随之产生的结果。
“such”是限定词,必须修饰名词(可带形容词修饰),常见结构分三类:
结构:`such + a/an + 形容词 + 单数可数名词 + that…`
(注:形容词需放在“a/an”前,因为“such”强调的是“名词的属性”)
例:
It’s such a beautiful day that we decided to have a picnic.
(天气如此好,以至于我们决定去野餐。)
She is such a clever student that she always gets top grades.
(她是如此聪明的学生,以至于总能考高分。)
结构:`such + 形容词 + 复数可数名词 + that…`
(复数名词前不用“a/an”)
例:
They are such kind people that everyone in the neighborhood likes them.
(他们是如此善良的人,以至于邻居都喜欢他们。)
We saw such amazing flowers in the garden that we took hundreds of photos.
(我们在花园里看到如此漂亮的花,以至于拍了几百张照片。)
结构:`such + 形容词 + 不可数名词 + that…`
(不可数名词前也不用“a/an”)
例:
He gave me such good advice that I solved the problem easily.
(他给了我如此好的建议,以至于我轻松解决了问题。)
There was such heavy rain last night that the streets flooded.
(昨晚雨下得如此大,以至于街道被淹了。)
很多人会混淆“such…that”和“so…that”,核心差异在于修饰对象不同:
so…that:`so`是副词,修饰形容词/副词(直接强调“程度”);
例:She is so kind that everyone likes her.(so修饰形容词kind)
He runs so fast that no one can catch him.(so修饰副词fast)
such…that:`such`是限定词,修饰名词(通过名词的属性间接强调程度);
例:She is such a kind girl that everyone likes her.(such修饰名词girl,kind是girl的属性)
1、 当名词前有many/much/few/little(表示“数量多少”)时,必须用so,不能用such!
(这些词本身是“数量限定词”,so修饰它们表示“数量程度”)
例:
There are so many people here that I can’t find my friend.(√)
(这里人太多,以至于我找不到朋友。)
He has so much work to do that he can’t go out.(√)
(他有太多工作要做,以至于不能出去。)
It was so little time that we couldn’t finish the task.(√)
(时间太少,以至于我们完不成任务。)
2、 倒装结构:有时为了强调,会把“such”提前到句首,句子用部分倒装(主谓语序颠倒):
例:Such was his anger that he broke the vase.
(他的愤怒如此强烈,以至于摔了花瓶。)
“such…that”的本质是通过修饰名词来强调程度,进而引出结果。记住它的核心结构:
单数可数:such + a/an + 形 + 名(单)+ that
复数/不可数:such + 形 + 名(复/不可数)+ that
对比“so…that”(修饰形容词/副词),就能避免混淆啦!