something、anything和nothing特殊用法

众所周知，英语中something常用于肯定句中，anything常用于否定句中，nothing表否定。

You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world’s temperature.(2005 D篇)

After all, Ed’s idea of exercise has always been nothing more effort-making than lifting a fork to his mouth.(2003完形填空)

And I had an uneasy feeling he had something there.(2002完形填空)

本文拟就这些词的特别用法加以总结，相信会对大家有所裨益。

【一】something

A:表示“不简单的事；可观的成绩；有些地位的人”。例如：

She thinks she’s something since she won the beauty contest.( 有些地位的人)

We must believe that each of us is able to do something well, and that, when we discover what this something is, we must work until we succeed.(不简单的事)

B:用于一些动词短语中:

(1) have something on 拿着某人的把柄。例如：

Although Miss Brown is not a good worker, her boss does not fire her because she has something on him.

( 2) make something of小题大做；瞎猜测；凭……吵架/ 生气；看懂意思。例如：

When girls see another girl with a boy, they often try to make something of it.

An n didn’t like what Mary said about her. She tried to make something of what Mary said.

I apologize for the untidiness of my letter, but I hope you can make something of it.

(3) make something of oneself / one’s life 取得成功, 有出息。例如：

He’s a clever boy——I ho pe he’ll make something of himself.

(4)see something of someone 有时见到某人。例如：

I hope we’ll see something of you now that you live nearby.

(5) something tells me 我想/ 感到；我有理由相信。例如：

Something tells me my watch isn’t quite right.

Something tells me she’s lying.

(6) have / be something to do with和……有关/ 联系。例如：

I think Guy Fawkes is / has something to do with a plan to blow up Parliament.

C:其它固定短语

(1)or something ……之类的人（东西、情况等）。例如：

Mr. Green is a shopkeeper or something.

I hear he has broken an arm or something.

In the morning my students always read English or something.

(2) something for nothing 不冒风险（不下功夫）就有收获。例如：

Some people will never learn that you can’t get something for nothing.

(3) something like大约,约摸；有点像。例如：

It cost something like ten pounds.

The building looked something like a church.

(4) something / anything like ( = in any way; similarly) 相似的；大致如此。例如：

I see them once every two months, or something like that.

I’ll whistle the tune for you; it goes something like this.

He isn’t anything like my first boss.

(5) something of ( = to some degree)有点……；可说是一个；在某种程度上是。例如：

The soldier found himself something of a hero when he returned to his village.

She found herself something of a celebrity.

—It is said that Jack is very rich and is always changing his private cars. What is he? —Something of a manager.

(6) something to / in （话里）有些道理。例如：

There is something to / in what you say: I’ll take your advice.

And I had an uneasy feeling he had something there.(深刻道理)

【二】anything

1. 用于成语中

1) be anything but (= definitely not) 表程度，意为“绝对不/ 根本不是/ 一点也不”。例如：

I don’t mean he’s lazy—anything but!

He was anything but a hero / polite. 他根本不是英雄/ 他一点也不礼貌。

The hotel was anything but satisfactory.