在《大学英语》精读教材第二册第10单元中有这样一段话:Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit;we can not flower and grow without it.And yet,while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism,we are somehow reluctant tO give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.对于人的精神而言,赞扬就像阳光一样;没有它,我们就不能开花成长。然而我们大多数人动不动就对别人刮起批评的寒风,而不知为什么却不愿意把表扬的温暖阳光给予我们的同伴。(参阅该册第164页12—15行)此段话中用到的“too...to”结构具有肯定的意义。学生对此感到比较生疏。 In Unit 10 of the second volume of the College English Intensive Reading Textbook, there is a saying: Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we can not flower and grow without it.And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply To others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant tO give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. For the human spirit, praise is like sunshine; without it, we cannot grow and blossom. However, most of us are motionless to criticize the cold wind of others, and I do not know why they do not want to give our companions the warm sunshine of praise. (Refer to lines 12-15 of page 164) The “too...to” structure used in this paragraph has a definite meaning. Students feel unfamiliar with this.