比较选择意义的结构.ppt

比较选择结构总结 A is to B what C is to D A is to B what C is to D What 可以用来表示比较两种事物相同或相似的关系。 The air is to human beings what the water is to the fish. 但是如果是数与数的比较，则一般用as. 2 is to 4 as 8 is to 16. 2比4等于8比16 Twelve is to three___ four is to one A. What B. as C. that D. like 与其B 不如 A 1) A rather than B I, rather than you, should do the job They are engaged in designing an engine rather than in repairing the machine. I’d prefer to go in August rather than in July. This compound brought about a side reaction rather than accelerate the action. I decided to swim rather than (to) stay at home. Prep. phrase Rather than relieving the situation, his action aggravated it. You like to participate in things rather than watching. 2) rather A than B It is rather good than bad 3)A more than B He takes after his father more than his mother. I like summer more than autumn. 4) more A than B It is more a poem than a picture. She was more the product of her family traditions than that of her environment. He was more amused than angry. 5) Better A than B Better to do well than to say well. Better master one than engage with ten. Better late than never. 6) may( might) as well +v. +as + v One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly. 2.与其 A 不如B 1) not so much A as B , not A so much as B A man’s worth lies not so much in what he has as in what he is . He is not so much a teacher as a writer. Attention: not so much as 甚至连….也不 She can not so much as write her own name. 2) less A than B We regard her less as our teacher than as our friend 3) not more A than B He is not more a revolutionary than a reformist. 宁愿A 而不B 1) would A rather than B Rather than refuse to help you, I would borrow money from my bank. He insisted that he should stay rather than go. 2) would rather A （v.） than B（ v. ） Liu Hu-lan would rather die than surrender. They would rather starve than steal. 3) would (just) as soon A (v.) as B (v. ) We would just as soon s