2011_专业英语四级_tem4_四级词汇讲座.ppt

与 than 有关的结构 no more than no more … than no other than no better than no less … than no less than other/rather than not … any more than Fat cannot change into muscle ____ muscle changes into fat. (99/44) A.any more than B.no more than C.no less than D.much more than “两者都不 …” ; “不 … 也不 …” He is not a poet any more than I am a novelist. 他不是诗人正如我不是小说家一样。 no more ... than (= not...any more than) 　“和……一样不”。than前后都是否定的含义。 A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. = A whale is not a fish any more than a horse is. 鲸和马都不是鱼。(鲸之非鱼类，正如马之非鱼类。) My elder brother is no more a singer than I am. 我哥哥和我都不是歌唱家。 no more than 只，仅仅，只不过是 (=only)，后面接名词或数词，在句中起形容词作用。例如： The street is no more than two miles long. 这条大街只有两英里长。 What he is saying is no more than a joke. 他所讲的只不过是个玩笑而已。 no other than 只有，正是。它常用来加强语气，多用于书面语。 The murderer turned out to be no other person than the inspector himself. 结果是，那个杀人犯不是别人，正是巡官自己。 The man was none other than my husband. 那个人(不是别人)正是我的丈夫。 no better than 和……一样， 实际上等于(practically the same as) A man who cannot read and write is no better than the blind. 不识字的人跟瞎子没有两样。 The patient is no better than he was yesterday.病人的情况和昨天一样。 no less ... than 　和……一样，不逊于。其中的than前后都是肯定的意思。 This person is no less diligent than he used to be. 这个人和从前一样勤奋。 The technique of writing is no less difficult than that of the other arts. 写作技巧和其他艺术技巧一样困难。? Sunlight is no less necessary than fresh air to a healthy body.日光和新鲜空气对身体健康是同样必不可少的。 no less ... than John is ____ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. (98/41) A.no less B.no more C.not less D.no so no less than 多达，竟有……之多，不下于(as many as, as much as)。 He won no less than 1000 Yuan in the lottery. 他居然中了一千元的奖券。 The bank pays him a yearly salary of no less than 90,000. 银行给他的年薪竟高达九万。 other than/rather than　 other than 意思是：不同于，除……之外；rat