知识点—less than及相关辨析.pptVIP

知识点——  less than及相关辨析 less than及相关辨析 【一、less than的用法】 1.（指数量）不到，不足 It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。 In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。 2.比……（小）少 She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。 Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。 less than及相关辨析 【一、less than的用法】 3.不太，一点也不 The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。 We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。 He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。 less than及相关辨析 【二、相关辨析】 no more than 与 not more than 1 .no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如： This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。 The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。 For thirty years, he had done no more than he（had）needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。 less than及相关辨析 【二、相关辨析】 2.not more than 为 more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如： Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。 比较：She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了） She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子） less than及相关辨析 【二、相关辨析】 no more…than 与 not more…than 1. no more…than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（＝neither…nor…）。如： He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（＝He is neither a painter nor a writer.） He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（＝Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.） I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（＝I know neither Spanish nor Greek.） less than及相关辨析 【二、相关辨析】 2.not more…than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（＝ not so… as）。如： She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（＝She is not so clever as he is.） This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。 （This book is not so difficult as that one.） less than及相关辨析 【二、相关辨析】 no less than 与 not less than 1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有……之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。如： He made no less than ￡500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。 He paid no less than $10,000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。 No less than 50 people offered