Can't (couldn't) help doing smth; Can't (couldn't) but do smth.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 620.
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| Can't (couldn't) help + герундий | Can't (couldn't) but + инфинитив (без to) |
| «не могу не» | |
| I can't help smiling looking at him. Я не могу не рассмеяться, глядя на него. I can't help regretting it. – Я не могу не сожалеть об этом. He couldn't help hoping that the decision would be taken. – Мы не могли не надеяться, что решение будет принято. | I can't but ask him about it. Я не могу не спросить его об этом. I couldn't but admire at is courage. – Я не мог не восхищаться его храбростью. They can't but argue every time they meet. – Они не могли не ссориться всякий раз, когда встречались. |
XIV. Прочитайте и переведите предложения:
1. We can't help recognizing the environmental situation is becoming dangerous. 2. I can't but hope the plants and animals will be saved in spite of dangerous environment. 3. I couldn't help noticing that everybody stopped talking when I had come into the room. 4. To minimize wear one couldn't but try to use lubricants. 5. One can't help assuming that applied science is often impossible without experimental science. 6. We couldn't but remember that the first living being in space was a dog named Laika. 7. One couldn't help using such service as e-mail if you wanted to send on the documents quickly. 8. We can't but understand that modern technology is impossible without immense scientific knowledge. 9. One can't help noting that Yuri Gagarin's flight was one of the greatest achievements of mankind. 10. One can't but notice that the main principle of constructing different types of turbine is the same.
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