6. I was so pleased to...that... ……我是如此高兴，以至于……
对话示例
— I was so pleased to finish the paper that I didn't sleep well last night.
— No wonder you seem to be tired today.
— I would go to bed early tonight. By the way, have you finished your paper?
— I finished it as early as last week.
— I really envy you.
— 完成了论文我很高兴，以至于我昨晚没有睡好。
— 难怪你今天看起来很累。
— 我今晚要早点睡。顺便问一下，你的论文完成了吗？
— 早在上个星期我就完成了。
— 我真羡慕你。
句型分析
I was so pleased to ... that..．句型中的so是副词，与后文的that构成so ... that..．结构，that引导的是结果状语从句。句型中的to是不定式，不定式结构作主语补足语。该句型的主句是一般过去时态，所以从句也要用过去时态。
句子示例
• I was so pleased to know the result that I jumped．知道结果我很高兴，我跳了起来。
• I was so pleased to get an award from the teacher that I told my best friends．从老师那里得到了奖品我很高兴，我告诉了我最好的朋友。
• I was so pleased to see my grandparents that I bought a lot for them．见到我的祖父母我很高兴，我为他们买了很多东西。
重点单词
wonder [ˈwʌndə] a．好奇的 n．奇观
envy [ˈenvɪ] v．羡慕，嫉妒
award [əˈwɔ:d] n．奖品 v．奖励