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六级考试英译汉试题中常见的短语及句型 1.more…than；less…than…；not so much…as…，这些短语的常见意义是“比……更……”，但这个释义并不适合所有场合。在很多情况下还可翻译为“与其说是……，还不如说是……”。 例如： 1）There are more cars on the roads in summer than in winter. 夏天公路上的车比冬天多。 2)Teaching can be more like guiding and assisting than forcing information into a supposedly empty head. 教学与其说是把知识灌输到假定为一片空白的头 脑中，还不如说是对其进行指导和帮助。 3）It was a curious exchange, less a debate than a quarrel between two aggressive men, each of them determined to impress the audience as more peaceful than the other. 这是一次奇妙的交谈，与其说是两个好斗的人之间的一场辩论，还不如说是一次吵嘴，双方都竭力想使听众觉得自己比对方更爱和平。 4）However, this is not so much a weakness in his work as it is the inevitable result of scholars’ neglect of this period. 然而，这与其说是他作品中的弱点，倒不如说是学者们忽视对这个时期的研究而造成的必然结果。 2．no more…than； not any more than 1）表示同类否定比较，可译为“不比……更”或“都……同样不” 例如： （1）The heart is no more intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. 心脏和胃一样无智力可言，因为它们都是由大脑控制的。 （2）The food on the ship was no better than on any other ship on which Billy had sailed. 这条船上供应的食品和比利工作过 的其他船上的食品一样差劲。 2）表示两者的比较关系，可译为“正如……不，……也不” （1）There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, any more than they can limit how much water you drink. 他们没有理由限制你服用多少维生素，正像他们不能限制你喝多少水一样。 （2）No one can hold back the tide of revolution any more than a man with a broom can hold a flood that has burst the dam. 任何人都无法阻挡革命洪流，正如一个人不能拿着扫帚挡住决堤的洪水一样。 （3）The archaeologists’ efforts are not directed at proving the correctness of the Bible any more than belief in God can be scientifically demonstrated. 考古学家的努力并不是要“验证”圣经的正确性，正如信仰上帝不能从科学上证明一样。 3．rather than 很多情况下是一个表示否定的词组，通常可译为“而不是”。 1）He rather than you is responsible for the accident. 他而不是你要对这场事故负责。 2）Rather than a punishment or a burden, work is the opportunity to realize one’s potential. 工作不是惩罚，也不是负担，工作为个人潜力的发挥提供机会。 4．only too…to相当于very…to，表示“非常……”、“很……”。 I shall be only too pleased to accept your invitation. 收到你的邀请我非常高兴。 5．cannot…too…的意思是“无论怎么也不会