16) nothing can prevent us from doing…. (没有事情能够阻挡我们做……)

　　例如：All this shows that nothing can prevent us from reaching our aims.

　　这显示了没有事情能够阻挡我们实现目标。

　　17) Upon/On doing…, …. (一……就…….)

　　例如：Upon / On hearing of the unexpected news, he was so surprised that he couldn't say a word.

　　一听到这个出乎意料的消息，他惊讶到说不出话来。

　　注意：此句型一般可以改为如下复合句句型。

　　例如：As soon as he heard of the unexpected news, he was so surprised that he ….

　　他一听到这个出乎意料的消息，就如此惊讶以至于......

　　Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining.

　　他刚来，她就开始抱怨。

　　No sooner had he arrived than it began to rain.

　　他刚来，就下雨了。

　　18) would rather do…than do…(宁愿……而不……)

　　例如：I would rather walk home than take a crowded bus.

　　我宁愿步行回家也不愿做拥挤的公交车。

　　注意：此句型可以改为prefer to do…rather than do…句型。

　　例如：I prefer to stay at home rather than see the awful film with him.

　　我宁愿呆在家也不愿意和他去看那部恐怖电影。

　　19) only + 状语， 主句部分倒装

　　例如：Only then could the work of reconstruction begin.

　　直到那时，重建工作才开始。

　　20) be worth doing (值得做)

　　例如：The book is worth reading.

　　这本书值得读。

　　21) Owing to/Thanks to sth, …. (因为……)

　　例如：Thanks to his encouragement, I finally realized my dream.

　　因为他的鼓励，我终于实现我的梦想。

　　22) 主语+ is + the +形容词最高级+名词+(that)+主语+ have ever + seen(known / heard / had / read,etc)

　　例如：Liu Yifei is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen in my life.

　　刘亦菲是我所看过最美丽的女孩。

　　注意：比较级也可以用来表达最高级的意思。

　　例如：I have never seen a more beautiful girl than Liu Yifei in my life.

　　在我生活中我从来没见过比刘亦菲更美的女孩。

　　Nothing is more important than to receive education.

　　没有比接受教育更重要的事。

　　23) There is no denying that + S + V….(不可否认的……)

　　例如：There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.

　　不可否认的，我们的生活品质已经每况愈下。

　　24) It is universally acknowledged that +从句(全世界都知道……)

　　例如：It is universally acknowledged that trees are indispensable to us.

　　全世界都知道树木对我们是不可或缺的。

　　注意，全世界都知道还可以改为以下句型：As is known to us/As we all know, …. (众所周知，……)。

　　例如：As is known to us/As we all know, knowledge is power.

　　众所周知，知识就是力量。

　　25) There is no doubt that +从句(毫无疑问的……)

　　例如：There is no doubt that he came late.

　　毫无疑问，他来晚了。

　　26) (It is) No wonder that.... (难怪……)

　　例如：No wonder that he fell asleep in class.

　　难怪他在课堂上睡着了。

　　27) So + 形容词 + be + 主词 + that + 从句 (如此……以致于……)

　　例如：So precious is time that we can't afford to waste it.

　　时间是如此珍贵，我们经不起浪费它。

　　28) 形容词+ as +主语+ be，主语+ 谓语(虽然……)

　　例如：Rich as our country is, the qualities of our living are by no means satisfactory.

　　虽然我们的国家富有，我们的生活品质绝对令人不满意。

　　29) The + 比较级 +主语+谓语， the +比较级+主语+谓语(愈……愈……)

　　例如：The harder you work, the more progress you make.

　　你愈努力，你愈进步。