【AEAS培训】比较结构用法特点(续)

发布时间:2016-07-09

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4. more than 与less than 的用法比较

(1) more than 的基本义是“多于”,但根据不同情况可以有较灵活的翻译,如表“(指数量)多于”、“比……多”、“不只是”、“不仅仅是”、“非常”等。如:

He’s lived here for more than 30 years. 他在这已住了30多年了。

Two eyes can see more than one. 两只眼睛比一只眼睛看得真。

He is more than a father to her. 他待她胜过父亲。

They were more than glad to help. 他们非常乐于帮忙。

(2) less than 的基本意思是“少于”、“比……少”。如:

I won’t take less than $5000 for my car. 我的汽车低于5000美元不卖。

The actual cost of repairs was a lot less than we had expected. 实际的修理费用比我们预期的要低得多。

5. more …than 与 less…than 的用法比较

从本义上看,前者表示“比……多(更)”,后者表示“比……少”或“不如……”。

He has more money than me. 他的钱比我多。

He is said to pay less income tax than he should. 据说他所得税交得不够。

另外,两者均可用于引申义,表示“与其……不如……”,但两个比较的对象的位置不一样。如:

He is less a teacher than an expert.= He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师,不如说他是专家。

6. 关于“no+比较级+than”结构

这类结构通常不是表示一般意义的否定,而是表示对待比较的两个对象同时进行否定,通常可理解为“与……一样不”。如:

You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。

A half truth is often no better than a lie. 半真半假的话常常跟谎言一样糟。

比较并体会以下结构:

no better than = as bad as 与…一样不好(即一样坏)

no faster than = as slow as 与…一样不快(即一样慢)

no earlier than= as late as 与……一样不早(即一样迟)

注:同学们要善于根据以上用法推知其他一些类似结构的意思,如 no more than的意思是“与……一样不多”,强调少,通常可译为“只有”;no less than 的意思是“与……一样不少”,强调多,通常可译为“多达”、“有……之多”。