2013年职称英语考试句型指导:比较句型(17)
9 Y' y7 L6 R3 ~. U at best + N ! ]( P9 i H, g8 U2 L* A5 B" S: R
结构︰at best+名词
8 C( l- ~2 D3 L z4 v( y1 A- } 说明︰此句型意为“充其量…;只不过是…”。等于“nothing but ...”。 ! P. q- x9 E9 Y* v; L9 G6 N
Don’t expect much of him; he is at best a student. 不要对他期望过高;他只不过是个学生。 - g( Y* R, F1 [7 ]7 z( d7 C8 C3 l
She is at best a second-rate singer. 她充其量是个二流歌手。
/ ?. m( ?! R) R6 C7 @% W' |/ l Don’t scold him too much; he is at best a child. 不要太责骂他;他只不过是个孩子。
/ s8 N: C* o Z# A+ Z2 a" y much more /much less ... # y' O# k$ ~& W# E
结构︰much more/much less… 考试用书# x. @( W& ^" P" n
说明︰此句型意为“更不用说…”。“much more ...”等于“let alone ...”或“still more ...”,只用于肯定句;“much less ...”等于“still less ...”,只用于。 ) M& ^3 N7 C: s7 I( h5 o! R
She can speak English, much more/let alone/still more write it. " E# M3 M; ?% Y3 W4 T/ x+ K
她会说英语,更不用说写英文了。
+ c, _" k* p3 m2 S; S5 E/ h5 f She cannot speak English, much less/still less write it. 她不会说英语,更不用说写英文了。 9 h* x6 _* B% o- O/ Z/ X2 o
You have a right to your property, much more to your ideas.
% B% `; l1 M* j6 U. S# k- Z 你有处理自己财产的权利,更有支配自己思想的权利。 & O2 {9 V! K; Z, s( ]* z
I enjoy singing, much more listening to music. 我喜欢唱歌,更不用说听音乐了。
% o" O9 `/ J2 ?8 M She cannot buy daily necessities, much less luxuries. - s# ]5 O6 d& W Z5 d
她连生活必需品都不能买,更不用说奢侈品。 / x+ Y# r* [+ e2 K* E
He can hardly run a mile, much less the marathon. 他连一哩都跑不了,更不用说马拉松了。 ( u" E u9 \4 j
That father can’t discipline himself, much less set a good example for his children to follow.
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! v" a2 J$ d2 [$ A) { 那位父亲不能以身作则,更不用说做孩子的榜样了。 |