2013年职称英语考试句型指导:比较句型(17)
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结构︰at best+名词
9 S, S/ f; k& A$ i1 j& ^ 说明︰此句型意为“充其量…;只不过是…”。等于“nothing but ...”。
/ z; i' `7 p& G9 L 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。
9 I2 l; x9 o: t0 N0 T; c She is at best a second-rate singer. 她充其量是个二流歌手。
9 V+ k1 `" z. R( e 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。 1 N% k% p7 q2 |: t) Q
much more /much less ... & `% l e; }% {# B) O Y6 B
结构︰much more/much less… 考试用书
; ]2 Z& M$ T$ V# e( n" |& B 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。 ! R+ C4 s: Z r5 O4 l6 ?; I2 _
She can speak English, much more/let alone/still more write it.
- P+ ]! P+ y* R6 i b) R/ E 她会说英语,更不用说写英文了。
+ E6 o. O: H" S Q' I She cannot speak English, much less/still less write it. 她不会说英语,更不用说写英文了。
. I% g: k3 E0 o9 q- E You have a right to your property, much more to your ideas. 5 y+ G6 a" g" O2 {) v) m! X
你有处理自己财产的权利,更有支配自己思想的权利。
4 u% x' o! T a& s3 W I enjoy singing, much more listening to music. 我喜欢唱歌,更不用说听音乐了。
' e i. I& N( {9 @: e3 y She cannot buy daily necessities, much less luxuries.
: {% \) O7 l1 J. i- h Z* a' f, U 她连生活必需品都不能买,更不用说奢侈品。
& G, A2 J1 _% T: ^8 x( ?, b 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。
7 s/ d* E! h/ e3 e% ?' P That father can’t discipline himself, much less set a good example for his children to follow. : Z5 V) t9 e/ ~$ R: [
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那位父亲不能以身作则,更不用说做孩子的榜样了。 |