托福语法点滴：More than的用法篇
简简单单的“more than”，用法可多呢！下面是些好例子：● A. “More than＋名词”表示“多于……”、“非但……尤其是”如：
1） Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2） Jason is more than a lecturer； he is a writer， too.
● B. “More than＋数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：
3） I have known David for more than 20 years.
4） Let‘s carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
● C. “More than＋形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如：
5） In doing scientific experiments， one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6） I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
● D. 在“More……than……”中，肯定“more”后面的而否定“than”后面的，约等于“是……而不是……”如：
7） The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
8） This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
9） Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.
10） Hearing the loud noise， the boy was more surprised than frightened.
● E. “More than”或“More……than……”＋含“can”的分句时表示“否定意”，如：
11） That‘s more than I can do.
12） Don‘t bite off more than you can chew.
13） In delivering his lecture， Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.
● F. “No more……than……”表示“不……；不如……”，如：
14） I can no more do that than anyone else.
15） A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.“
“No more………than……”的语义，也可用“not any more than……”来取代，因此 15 可以变成 16.
16） A learner cannot…… any more than ……“同样的， 17可以变成 18：
17） Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
18） Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如：
19） More offen than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
20） All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems.
总之，“more than”看似简单，其实很有内涵，味道隽永。
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