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1. He is a scholar rather than a businessman. 2. The man is rather mean than selfish. 3. He is more mad than stupid. 4. It is more a poem than a picture. 5. Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. 6. A man’s worth lies not so much in what he has as in what he is. 7. He was less hurt than frightened. 8. They came here not to free you, but rather to slave you. rather than (Unit2, Para4, Line9): 而不是 e.g.: A sense of humor is an attitude to life rather than the mere ability to laugh at jokes. e.g.: Our purpose is to reform criminal rather than punish them. A is to B as X is to Y. A is to B what X is to Y. As X is to Y, so is A to B. What X is to Y, that is A to B. What X is to Y, A is to B. As X stands for Y, so A stands for B. A stands to B as X stands to Y. A is to B the same thing as X is to Y. A is to B the relation that X is to Y. A is among B what X is among Y. no less than (Unit2, Para3, Line2): 不少于，多达 e.g.: Within their hearts, the English are perhaps no less conceited than anybody else. e.g.: We won no less than ＄500 in a competition. e.g.: That hotel probably costs no less than ＄20 a night. no less… than: 不少于，不亚于 e.g.: He is no less a person than a minister. 他的身份不亚于部长。 not less than: 不比…差；至少 e.g.: I’ll stay here not less than three days. 我将呆在这里至少三天。 not less…than: 至少和…一样 e.g.: She is not less beautiful than Mary. 她至少和玛丽一样美丽。 no more than: 仅仅，只有 e.g.: He is no more than a worker. 他仅仅是个工人。 e.g.: It’s no more than a misunderstanding. 这只是个误会。 not more than: 不比…更，不如，至多 e.g.: I’ll stay here not more than three days. 我将呆在这里最多不超过三天。 e.g.: He is not more diligent than you are. 他不像你那样勤奋，重点在you are diligent, 他也勤奋，但不如你勤奋。 would rather的用法 一、would rather意思是“宁愿、宁可、更、最好、还是为好”，后接动词原形,常省略为’d rather，表示优先选择的一种方式 其否定形式是would rather not do sth. would rather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用would rather。 “would rather+动词原形”是英语中常见的一个惯用句式，美国英语中多用had rather。would (had)在此决无“过去”之意，它是一个情态助动词，且无词性、时态变化。 例 Mr Li would rather not listen to rock music. 李先生不愿意听摇滚音乐。 If you’d rather be alon