My last post referred to confusing multiple negatives. This one looks at the common grammatical problem of double negatives.

上一篇文章讲了多重否定，这一篇将会关注那些更常见的双重否定中出现的语法问题。

Even though the use of double negatives in formal speech and writing is nonstandard, the use of double negatives is common in areas such as informal speech and popular music.

即使在正式演讲和写作中使用双重否定是不标准的，但在非正式的演讲和流行音乐等领域双重否定是很常用的。

However, there is one use of double negatives that is entirely grammatical. In this use, the double negative is used to express and reinforce an affirmative.

然而，有一个双重否定的使用是完全符合语法的。在使用双重否定表达肯定或者加强肯定语气的。

This paper states that Hawthornes psychological paradox is well indicated by means of double negatives in The Scarlet Letter.

文章认为霍桑的矛盾心理在《红字》语言运用中以双重否定的形式得到了充分的体现。