英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀關(guān)鍵句：250. But those captured were anythin

250. But those captured were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America.

譯文

被逮捕的并非恐怖主義者，其中大多數(shù)是來(lái)自中美與南美的非法移民。

點(diǎn)睛

本句的主干是those were anything but terrorists。過(guò)去分詞captued為代詞those的后置定語(yǔ)，兩者為被動(dòng)關(guān)系；most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America對(duì)主語(yǔ)those起到了補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明的作用，其中them指代的就是those，這句還可以替換為非限制性定語(yǔ)從句：most of whom were illegal immigrants from Central or South America。

anything but的意思是“決不，根本不”，屬于肯定形式表達(dá)否定含義的情況。如：

The bridge is anything but safe. 這橋一點(diǎn)也不安全。

考點(diǎn)歸納

其他肯定形式表達(dá)否定含義的短語(yǔ)還有：

far from意為“遠(yuǎn)非……，完全不”。如：

His plan is far from satisfactory. 他的計(jì)劃完全無(wú)法令人滿意。

the last＋名詞＋to不定式／從句，意為“最不……”。如：

That is the last thing to happen. 那是最不可能發(fā)生的事。

fail to意為“無(wú)法”。如：

We failed to negotiate with them. 我們無(wú)法與他們協(xié)商。

be free from意為“沒(méi)有不”。如：

I was free from work last week. 我上個(gè)星期沒(méi)有上班。

let alone意為“更別說(shuō)，更談不上”。如：

I never know him, let alone his family. 我從不認(rèn)識(shí)他，更別提他的家人了。

in vain意為“徒勞，無(wú)法辦到”。如：

She tried to find out the truth, but in vain. 她試圖找出真相，但沒(méi)做到。