求教，Nothing more unpleasant was possible.

HANgreUID: 3421044

看到这么一句：Nothing more unpleasant was possible. ... 然后, 这意思是： pleasant was possible. 嘛？

dancinglightUID: 3432972

No, it means "nothing could be more unpleasant" = "this is the most unpleasant thing"

HANgreUID: 3421044

dancinglight 发表于 2013-6-12 09:07
No, it means "nothing could be more unpleasant" = "this is the most unpleasant thing"

懂了，懂了。谢谢～

zdcgreUID: 3048782

<麟渡兮填空> 第 17 題
(PPII, Practice Test 2, V2, Medium, #5)
There is nothing that (i) ______ scientists more than having an old problem in their field solved by someone from outside. If you doubt this (ii) ______, just think about the (iii) ______ reaction of paleontologists to the hypothesis of Luis Alvarez—a physicist—and Walter Alvarez—a geologist—that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by the impact of a large meteor on the surface of the planet.
Blank (i)                                        Blank (ii)                                        Blank (iii)
(A) amazes                                (D) exposition                                (G) contemptuous
(B) pleases                                (E) objurgation                                (H) indifferent
(C) nettles                                (F) observation                        (I) insincere
答案：(C) (F) (G)

第一句和你問的語法類似，GRE 喜歡考這種 "反過來說" 的語法，請特別注意。

HANgreUID: 3421044

zdcgre 发表于 2013-6-12 12:29
第 17 題
(PPII, Practice Test 2, V2, Medium, #5)
There is nothing that (i) ______ scientists more ...

才看到！谢谢老师！

SmillenceUID: 3469747

zdcgre 发表于 2013-6-12 12:29
第 17 題
(PPII, Practice Test 2, V2, Medium, #5)
There is nothing that (i) ______ scientists more ...

新人请教一下，第二空完全不知道怎么做，求解惑

小硕鼠UID: 3411565

这句话很经典的，不能xx的更多意思是非常xx……