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be sure of (doing) sth是指句子的主語確信/肯定…，如 Tom was sure of winning the game. ——是指“湯姆本人確信贏得比賽”。 be sure to do sth是指說話人確信/肯定…，如 Tom was sure to win the game. ——是指說話者“我”確信“湯姆一定會贏得比賽”。 《英漢多功能學(xué)習(xí)詞典》第1449頁sure詞條 I am sure of his refusing. = I am sure (that) he will refuse. 我肯定他會拒絕。 He is sure of winning. = He is sure that he will win.他自信他會贏。 ——表示對主語“他”自己行為的確信，注意與be sure to win的區(qū)別。 He is sure to win. 他一定會贏。 ——表示說話者認為“他會贏”，因而與I am sure (that) he will win. 或It is certain that he will win. 等同義。不過很少說It is sure that he will win. 《英語常用詞疑難用法手冊》（陳用儀編著）第702頁sure詞條 The team is sure of victory. 這一隊一定會贏。 sure后面增添of + -ing，則表示“自己確信自己一定如何”。 I want to be sure of getting there on time. 我想能有把握準時到達那里。 They don’t like to help out others, unless they’re sure of getting something in return. 他們不喜歡幫助別人，除非有把握得到某種回報。 He is sure to win與He is sure of winning意義不同。 前者是“我肯定他一定會贏”（=I’m sure (that) he will win或It is certain that he will win或（較罕用）It is sure that he will win），后者是“他自己看到自己一定會贏”。 如果主語不是人，那就更加不可能是主語本身有信心。 《劍橋高階英漢雙解詞典》第2270頁sure詞條 be sure of yourself非常自信；過于自信 She’s become much more sure of herself since she got a job. 她找到工作以后自信多了。 be sure of sth肯定；確信 He said that he wasn’t completely sure of the facts. 他說他還不能完全肯定自己掌握的情況是否屬實。 be sure of getting/winning sth確保能獲得/贏得 We arrived early, to be sure of getting a good seat. 我們很早就到了，以確保有個好座位。 A majority of Congress members wanted to put off an election until they could be sure of winning it. 大多數(shù)國會議員都想把選舉推遲到他們感到能穩(wěn)操勝券的時候。 be sure to肯定，一定 She’s sure to win. 她肯定會贏。 I want to go somewhere wherewe’re sure to have good weather. 我想去一個肯定有好天氣的地方。 《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典》第2668頁sure詞條 If someone is sure of getting something, they will definitely get it or they think they will definitely get it.一定的；必定的；無疑的；確保的 A lot of people think that it’s better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality. 許多人認為最好是接受付費教育，這樣能確保教學(xué)質(zhì)量。 It is the self-assurance of the new generation which makes them sure of their success. 年輕一代的自信讓他們對成功志在必得。 If you say that something is sure to happen, you are emphasizing your belief that it will happen.（事情的發(fā)生）一定；必然 With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel. 有80多個海灘可供選擇，你一定能找到一處滿意的。 Anyone who goes food shopping without a list is sure to forget the things they really need. 任何人如果采購食物時沒列清單的話，肯定會忘了真正需要的東西。 2002年高考英語，上海卷第30題，原題為： Quite a few people used to believe that disaster _________ if a mirror was broken. A: was sure of striking B: was sure of having struck C: was sure to be struck D: was sure to strike 《朗文A-Z英語語法大全》第593頁sure詞條 sure在句中出現(xiàn)的位置一般和certain（形容詞）一樣，但在It’s certain (that)…句型中sure不能代替certain。 ——不建議使用it is sure that…結(jié)構(gòu)，可用it is certain (that)…來代替。 be sure of (doing) sth是指句子的主語確信/肯定…，如 Tom was sure of winning the game. ——是指“湯姆本人確信贏得比賽”。 be sure to do sth是指說話人確信/肯定…，如 Tom was sure to win the game. ——是指說話者“我”確信“湯姆一定會贏得比賽”。 2017年9月19日 |
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