B. 语法手段
1. 通过改变句子结构或颠倒正常语序的手段来进行强调。
Happy are those who are content. 知足常乐。
Never will China be the first to use nuclear weapons. 中国决不会第一个使用核武器。
Across the river lies a newly-built bridge. 河上有一座新建的桥。
Hero as he is, he still remains modest. 尽管他是英雄,他仍然很谦虚。
2. 用助动词do, does或did来强调谓语动词。
Do come early. 一定早点来。
He does know Beijing well. 他的确熟悉北京。
He did tell me about it yesterday. 他昨天的确告诉了我这件事。
3.用修辞疑问句表示强调。
疑问句转用作加强语气的陈述句,称之为修辞性疑问句。肯定的修辞疑问句其意义相当于强调的否定陈述句;而否定的修辞疑问句其意义则相当于强调的肯定陈述句。
Isn't it a modern school 难道这不是一所现代化的学校吗?(= It is really a modern school.)
Can anyone doubt the truth of his statement 谁能怀疑他陈述的真实性?(= Surely no one can would doubt it.)
Aren't you ashamed of yourself 难道你不惭愧吗?(= You should be ashamed of yourself.)
Who doesn't know the sun rises in the east 谁不知道太阳从东方升起?(=Everyone knows the sun rises in the east.)