(1) there is no doing结构等于it is impossible to...,意思是“无法……;不能……”。
- There is no telling/knowing/saying what they'll do next.
无法预料下一步他们会做什么。 - There was no more joking or lingering . In fact, there was hardly any time to say good-bye.
不能再开玩笑或磨蹭了。事实上,人们几乎连告别的时间都没有了。 - There is no denying the fact that the new method has greatly raised labor productivity.
新方法大大提高了劳动生产力,无人能否认这个事实。 - There is no joking about such matters.
这种事开不得玩笑。 - There is no holding back the wheel of history.
无人能阻挡历史前进的车轮。
(2) ①there is no use/good/sense/point/harm (in) doing sth. 意思与it's no use/good/sense/point/harm doing sth.相同。
- There is no sense in making the child suffering so much.
让这个孩子受这么多苦没什么意义。 - It's no good waiting here; let's walk home.
在这儿干等没用;我们还是回家吧。 - It's no/little help talking to him about it.
跟他说这些没什么用(帮助不大)。 - It's no use you/your talking to her — let me do it.
你跟她说不会有用——还是让我来吧。 - There is no point in arguing further.
再争论下去没什么意义。 - There is no sense in arguing with them over the matter.
为此事跟他们争论没任何意义。
②但there is no need后常接不定式。
- There is no need to hurry — we've got plenty of time.
不用着急——我们有的是时间。
③用于疑问句时,要将no换成any。
- Is there any good/harm in visiting him now?
现在就去拜访他有什么好处/坏处吗? - Is it any help asking him to come now?
让他现在就来,会于事有补吗?
