托福语法点滴：More than的用法篇

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　　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：
. Q8 _- U) V( M$ B, p# ~8 u　　1）　　Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
/ }  M! L( A3 ~9 ?% }　　2）　　Jason is more than a lecturer； he is a writer， too.
$ d3 {9 m7 g  H% J( R/ Y" A4 |　　●　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：
2 x) w7 d5 E% z( r　　7）　　The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
3 @9 k* J5 t; }+ X　　8）　　This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
& f4 I5 x, l; M: B/ A1 c  Y! o) C1 E+ y　　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.
* M3 u% [+ l1 _) ~5 q　　12）　　 Don‘t bite off more than you can chew.
2 l9 A! i, a* Z& [　　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：
/ c/ }* c- M- w, ?) G) j$ n6 N9 ?　　14）　　 I can no more do that than anyone else.
1 n) O6 G. g. s) L9 g; T1 F6 [　　15）　　A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.“
% J1 q% d3 z3 b% \7 E+ g' ?　　“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。