1. more than
more than本義是“多”的意思,可根據(jù)后面所接的不同性質(zhì)的詞換一種漢語表達(dá),這樣更能理解整句話的含義,有以下三種情況:1)more than+數(shù)字→多于;more than+名詞/動(dòng)詞→不僅僅是;more than+形容詞/副詞/分詞→非常,例如:
Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. (2007,Text 1)
刻意練習(xí)包含的不僅僅只是重復(fù)一個(gè)任務(wù)。
more than的肯定或者否定形式也可以這樣表達(dá):1)anything more than→不僅僅是 2)nothing more than→只不過是(not...anything more than),例如:
teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in.(2012,Text 1)
只不過是想融入進(jìn)去的青少年們
more than如果分開寫的話變成more A than B, 意思也會(huì)有相應(yīng)的變化,本義為“跟B比起來A更多”。如果A和B表示同類性質(zhì)的詞或短語,即A和B是并列的,那么要翻譯為“與其說B,倒不如說A”。more A than B的否定形式:no more...than...(not...any more than)→既不......也不......, 同......也不......例如:
This success led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one.(2007 Text 1)
這次成功使得艾瑞克森得出這樣一個(gè)結(jié)論:記憶的行為與其說是直覺上的活動(dòng)倒不如說是認(rèn)知上的活動(dòng)。
But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business. (2007 Text 1)
但是他的主要任務(wù)不是去思考支配其行為的道德規(guī)范,正如人們不期待商人把他的精力投入到探索商業(yè)中的行為準(zhǔn)則一樣。
2. less than
less than本義是“少于”,若后面接形容詞的話可以帶有輕微否定含義,譯為“不太,不很”。less than的肯定或者否定形式:anything less than→毫不,絕不,nothing less than(not...anything less than)→簡直,就是。例如:
nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience.(2011 Text 4)
人們認(rèn)為養(yǎng)孩子是一件令人愉悅、生活充實(shí)的事情。
less A than B跟more A than B的判斷方式一樣,如果A和B是并列的,就是與其說A倒不如說B,例如:
Science, in practice, depends far less on the experiments it prepares than on the preparedness of the minds of the men who watch the experiments.(1999 Text 5)
在實(shí)踐中,科學(xué)與其說依靠的是它所準(zhǔn)備的實(shí)驗(yàn)倒不如說是實(shí)驗(yàn)觀察者大腦的已準(zhǔn)備。
除了以上這兩組之外還有rather than(而不是),other than(除了),這兩個(gè)是意義比較固定的,較容易理解一些。同學(xué)們務(wù)必要牢記這些搭配喔,這樣我們才能快速準(zhǔn)確地判斷這句話想要表達(dá)什么。
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more than本義是“多”的意思,可根據(jù)后面所接的不同性質(zhì)的詞換一種漢語表達(dá),這樣更能理解整句話的含義,有以下三種情況:1)more than+數(shù)字→多于;more than+名詞/動(dòng)詞→不僅僅是;more than+形容詞/副詞/分詞→非常,例如:
Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. (2007,Text 1)
刻意練習(xí)包含的不僅僅只是重復(fù)一個(gè)任務(wù)。
more than的肯定或者否定形式也可以這樣表達(dá):1)anything more than→不僅僅是 2)nothing more than→只不過是(not...anything more than),例如:
teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in.(2012,Text 1)
只不過是想融入進(jìn)去的青少年們
more than如果分開寫的話變成more A than B, 意思也會(huì)有相應(yīng)的變化,本義為“跟B比起來A更多”。如果A和B表示同類性質(zhì)的詞或短語,即A和B是并列的,那么要翻譯為“與其說B,倒不如說A”。more A than B的否定形式:no more...than...(not...any more than)→既不......也不......, 同......也不......例如:
This success led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one.(2007 Text 1)
這次成功使得艾瑞克森得出這樣一個(gè)結(jié)論:記憶的行為與其說是直覺上的活動(dòng)倒不如說是認(rèn)知上的活動(dòng)。
But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business. (2007 Text 1)
但是他的主要任務(wù)不是去思考支配其行為的道德規(guī)范,正如人們不期待商人把他的精力投入到探索商業(yè)中的行為準(zhǔn)則一樣。
2. less than
less than本義是“少于”,若后面接形容詞的話可以帶有輕微否定含義,譯為“不太,不很”。less than的肯定或者否定形式:anything less than→毫不,絕不,nothing less than(not...anything less than)→簡直,就是。例如:
nothing gets people talking like the suggestion that child rearing is anything less than a completely fulfilling, life-enriching experience.(2011 Text 4)
人們認(rèn)為養(yǎng)孩子是一件令人愉悅、生活充實(shí)的事情。
less A than B跟more A than B的判斷方式一樣,如果A和B是并列的,就是與其說A倒不如說B,例如:
Science, in practice, depends far less on the experiments it prepares than on the preparedness of the minds of the men who watch the experiments.(1999 Text 5)
在實(shí)踐中,科學(xué)與其說依靠的是它所準(zhǔn)備的實(shí)驗(yàn)倒不如說是實(shí)驗(yàn)觀察者大腦的已準(zhǔn)備。
除了以上這兩組之外還有rather than(而不是),other than(除了),這兩個(gè)是意義比較固定的,較容易理解一些。同學(xué)們務(wù)必要牢記這些搭配喔,這樣我們才能快速準(zhǔn)確地判斷這句話想要表達(dá)什么。
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