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whiter than white结构和语义研究 　　《新概念英语》第三册第7课中有这样一个句子：“When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white?”很多读者对句中的whiter than white这一表达存有疑惑：这里的whiter than white是什么意思？从语法结构上该怎么解释？ 下面是这句话在课文原文中出现的语境。 Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was whiter than white? 这种事情在你身上出现过吗？你有没有把裤子塞进洗衣机，然后又想起在裤子的后兜有一张大面值的纸币？当你把裤子抢救出来时，你有没有发现那张纸币已经变得比白纸还白？ 本课关于whiter than white的注释对该表达作出了如下解释：Whiter than white是英国有关洗衣