① so可以代替名詞、名詞詞組或名詞性從句,意為“如此,這樣”,常放在動詞say,tell,do,imagine,hope,expect,guess,believe,fear,think,suppose等后,在be afraid后,也可用替代詞so。
A:I think it will rain this afternoon. 我想今天下午要下雨了。
B:I hope so. 我希望這樣。
Well,I told you so,didn't I?我不正是這樣對你說的嗎?
② 口語中,tell,say,do等后,常用it或that代替so。
Don't say that again. 別再那么說了。
He told me that the other day. 他前天那樣對我說的。
③ believe,imagine,suppose,think,guess后接so時,變?yōu)榉穸ㄊ接袃煞N形式。
I don't believe so. 我相信不是這樣。
I believe not.
He doesn't think so. 他認為不是這樣。
He thinks not.
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但hope后接so時,只有一種否定形式。
A:Do you think she will come?你認為她會來嗎?
B:
Yes,I hope so. 是的,我希望她來。
No,I hope not.
不,我不希望她來。
No,I don't hope so.
下文中用so與that的含義不同:
A:John has come out first in the exam. 約翰考試得了第一名。
B:Who says so?誰說的?
A:The teacher. 老師說的。(想知道真實性)
B:Who says that?誰說的?
A:Tom. 湯姆說的。(想知道此話是誰說出來的)