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I'm not afraid he will not ⁴

not 在动词不定式结构中的位置

问

He left home very early ____ be late for the meeting.

A. not so as to B. so as not to

我选了A,对吗?

答

应当牢记:动词不定式的否定式是 not to do(参见infinitive $^{13}$ , gerund $^{2}$ , not $^{5,6}$ )。故上题答案为 B。再如：

I'll have everything ready so as not to keep you waiting. 我会把一切都准备好，使你不必等候。
She is whispering in order not to wake the children. 她轻声说话,为的是不把孩子们吵醒。

练习

I'll have to have my watch mended, ____ late again tomorrow.
1. A
  not so as to be
2. B
  so not as to be
3. C
  so as not to be
4. D
  so as to be not
The background music in an assembly line is designed ____.
1. A
  not being listened to
2. B
  being not listened to
3. C
  not to be listened to
4. D
  to be not listened to(全国六级,95.1-47)