下面的一些句子就是”cannot...too”结构的变体:
I couldn‘‘t get home fast enough. 我恨不得马上回到家里.
You cannot take sufficient care. 你要特别小心.
The importance of this session cannot be exaggerated. 这次大会极为重要.
No man can have too many friends. 朋友愈多愈好.
L.G.Alexander编著的”New Concept English”第二册其中一课”Do You Call That a Hat?”中有这么一段风趣的夫妻^对面,丈夫和妻子都用了这个句型的变体:
”I find it beautiful,” I said. ”A man can never have too many ties.”
”And a woman can‘‘t have too many hats,” she anwered.
”这条领带很漂亮,”我说道. ”男人的领带愈多愈好.”
”女人的也是愈多愈好啊,” 她答道.