简简单单的“more than”,用法可多呢!下面是些好例子:2 ? }+ G) F1 }2 N" l# Y
● A. “More than+名词”表示“多于……”、“非但……尤其是”如:
$ H) p" [8 S, ? D! W 1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.) E3 l! }+ J9 Q' j1 g- {5 i
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.9 d c, d# M$ K; X
● B. “More than+数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意,如:$ R: }8 {: P" v0 ]1 V: b4 X0 i
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.; f6 y: Y+ W( \. ?/ b6 z
4) Let‘s carry out the test with more than the sample copy.( Y- ]7 ^% L4 ]9 |) r2 f
● C. “More than+形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思,如:( n6 l3 ?) C M
5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.0 B/ n: E: S8 U# T2 W% _
6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.% w& P# J: A' P: g* t/ u
● 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:
9 R2 w7 E- w& a1 j1 e 7) The difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent than real.
( k9 d$ L1 Y# N2 W% Z+ U 8) This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
# `8 D/ ~* ]1 T3 ]0 l" { 9) Catherine is more diligent than intelli-gent.0 a3 \8 J3 M% _8 c
10) Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.1 \' u( q# q* z. q0 Y1 v) d
● E. “More than”或“More……than……”+含“can”的分句时表示“否定意”,如:6 Q4 K* K' S& U4 ^" _. T2 S0 ^
11) That‘s more than I can do.1 j4 z* j* R7 t* t
12) Don‘t bite off more than you can chew.( i7 M5 U3 Q6 E1 ]* `5 h: T% f2 r
13) In delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the students can understand.% G; G* P9 F+ n
● F. “No more……than……”表示“不……;不如……”,如:0 q. Q/ }* { }! @2 o2 B
14) I can no more do that than anyone else.
1 H* ?5 G& w! X3 L 15) A learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good harvest without ploughing.“/ U3 r) ^( B" p% [
“No more………than……”的语义,也可用“not any more than……”来取代,因此 15 可以变成 16.4 E; B7 \$ X. @' {- y
16) A learner cannot…… any more than ……“同样的, 17可以变成 18:
* G. c# ^0 h+ _ 17) Dr Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
0 Z* P- G* C9 H/ ^ 18) Dr Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
( V$ j% x" p1 G 此外,“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现,如:* s5 ~1 i$ ~5 h0 C" X5 G, ]3 ]( n
19) More offen than not (经常),people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.2 S& A" h: ?- t8 D3 m
20) All of us are more than a little concerned about(非常关心)the current economic problems., ^+ K. g+ m0 _, ^
总之,“more than”看似简单,其实很有内涵,味道隽永。 |