2023年兔年第一期《繽fun英語》，先跟大家拜年。祝各位讀者身心安康，前「兔」似錦。

今集先討論有關容易混淆詞彙so、too、enough和such的用法。這些字眼看來很簡單，在文法或語法上用以強調整體意思非常有用，可是有時候撰寫比較長的段落，或是短篇故事的時候難免有機會混淆。

大家猜猜以下句子是否正確？

1. There was enough much work to do.

2. The bag was too heavy that I couldn't lift it.

3. The noodle soup is so spicy.

4. He was too impatient that he left without me.

5.　　It is never good enough to please him.

6. The movie was too touching that I cried.

7. It was such a warm evening that we decided to stroll along the beach.

8. She delivered the speech with enough confidence that everyone believed her.

So and Such

So跟Such一般等同"very"的用法，用於形容詞、名詞或副詞之前。例如：Admiralty is so crowded! 所以（3）及（7）的句子也正確。

另外位置的設定；Such應放在A / An不定冠詞（indefinite article) 之後，例如：It was such a beautiful day. 不是：It was a such beautiful day.

Too

Too一般是指太多的東西造成的負面影響，或是想帶出太多東西所造成的因果關係。例如：The vacation is too short.

所以第（6）句子應該改成：

（6） The movie was so touching that I cried.

大家可以留意一個簡單的模式或句式；Too很多時候也是跟着to。就好像So及that一樣。

所以第（1）（2）（4）句子應該改成：

(1) There was too much work to do.

(2) The bag was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.

(4) He was so impatient that he left without me.

Enough

Enough當成副詞的用法，可以放在形容詞及另一副詞之後，這樣可以強調或改變整個句子。Enough也可以在名詞之前使用。例如：Liam is not good enough to win the game.

（5）的句子正確而第（8）句子可以改成；

（8）She delivered the speech with such confidence that everyone believed her.

全力以赴做好每一件事情，今日播下的種子，總會得到回報豐收。

Always do our best. What we plant now, we will harvest later.

大家繼續奮發「兔」強。與各讀者共勉之。

Miss Carol 資深英語老師、國際英文考試主考官；前大專院校導師及企業培訓導師。