no_more_than_及類似表達法回顧

1、no more than 及類似表達法回顧一、 no more than 與 not more than1. no more than 的意思是“僅僅”“只有”“最多不超過”，強調(diào)少,強調(diào)數(shù)字事實。如：This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 這個測驗只要30分鐘。The pub was no more than half full. 該酒吧的上座率最多不超過五成。For thirty years， he had done no more than what he （had） needed to. 30年來，他只干了他需要干的工作。2. not

2、more than 為 more than （多于）的否定式，其意為“不多于”“不超過”。如：Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 來參加她的生日宴會的客人不超過十人。比較：She has no more than three hats. 她只有3頂帽子。（太少了）She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3頂帽子。（也許不到3頂帽子）I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的錢最多不過5元。（言其少）I have not more tha

3、n five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的錢不多于5元。（也許不到5元）二、 no more.than 與 not more.than1. no more.than 表示對兩者都否定，意為“同一樣不”（neither.nor.）。如：He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是畫家，也不是作家。（He is neither a painter nor a writer.）Hes no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都讀不懂西班牙語。（Neither he nor I am able

4、to read Spanish.）I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我對西班牙語和希臘語同樣都不懂。（I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）2. not more.than 指兩者都具有某種特征，但是程度不同，意為“不如”“不及”（ not so. as）。如：She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聰明。（She is not so clever as he is.）This book is not more difficult than that one. 這本書不及那本書

5、難。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）三、 no less than 與 not less than1. no less than 的意思是“多達”“有之多”，強調(diào)多，與 no more than 意思相反。如：He made no less than 500. 他賺了多達500英鎊的錢。He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他為此付了一萬多美元。No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50個人提出要買它。No less than 50 passenger

6、s got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火車車禍的旅客有50人之多。My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父親不亞于我，也是個棒球迷。2. not less than 為 less than（少于）的否定式，其意為“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一萬元。Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 參加會議的至少500人。比較：He has no

7、less than seven daughters. 他有7個女兒之多。He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7個女兒。四、 no more.than 與 no less.than1. no more.than 意為“與一樣不”，用于否定兩者。如：Shes no more a great singer than I am. 她不是優(yōu)秀歌手，我也不是。A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 馬不是魚，鯨也不是魚。He is no more an artist than you are a mathemat

8、ician. 就像你不是數(shù)學家一樣，他也不是藝術(shù)家。2. no less.than 意為“和一樣”，用于肯定兩者。如：Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一樣聰明。A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚與狗同樣都是聰明的動物。Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英語一樣，意大利語也是他的母語。 五、 more than 的用法1. （指數(shù)量）多于Ive known him for more

9、than twenty years. 我已認識他20多年了。2. 不只是，不僅僅是（通常后接名詞、動詞、從句等）He is more than a father to her. 他待她勝過父親。He more than smiled， but laughed. 他不只是微笑，而是放聲大笑。The result was much more than I imagined. 結(jié)果遠遠超出我的想象。3. 極其，非常（通常后接形容詞、副詞或分詞等）I was more than pleased with the pay rise. 薪水漲了，我高興極了。He was more than upset b

10、y the accident. 他對這次事故感到非常難過。4. 難以，完全不能（其后通常連用情態(tài)動詞 can）That is more than I can tell. 那事我實在不明白。The heat there was more than he could stand. 那兒的炎熱程度是他所不能忍受的。六、 less than 的用法1. （指數(shù)量）不到，不足Its less than half an hours drive from here. 開車到那里不到半個鐘頭。In less than an hour he finished the work. 沒要上一個小時，他就完成了工作。

11、2. 比（?。┥賁he eats less than she should. 她吃得比她應該吃的少。Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半數(shù)人覺得他們的花費低于平均水平。3. 不太，一點也不The boys were less than happy about having a party. 開晚會男孩子們并不很高興。We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我們并不太高興。He was less than helpful when we arrived.

12、 我們到達時他一點也不幫忙。七、 more.than 的用法1. 比多，比更He has more books than me. 他的書比我多。He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔細。2. 與其不如He is more lucky than clever. 與其說他聰明，不如說他幸運。He is more （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 與其說他是位教師，不如說他是位學者。注：該句型主要用于同一個人或物在兩個不同性質(zhì)或特征等方面的比較，其中的比較級必須用加 more 的形式，不能用加詞尾-er 的形式。八、 less

13、.than 的用法1. 不像（如）He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥誠實。2. 比少，不如多We drink less coffee than tea. 我們喝咖啡不如喝茶多。I got less money than the others did. 我比別人得到的錢少。3. 與其不如I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 與其說我把他當作老師，不如說我是把他當作朋友。注：表示此義時可與 more.than 結(jié)構(gòu)替換（但要注意詞序的變化）。如：He is less a teacher

14、 than an expert.He is more an expert than a teacher. 與其說他是老師，不如說他是專家。 十 陷阱題分析 1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heard voice.A. a better B. a bestC. the better D. the best【陷阱】容易誤選 D，認為最高級前要用定冠詞?！痉治觥科鋵嵈祟}最佳答案為 A。該句可視為 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意為“她唱得多好??！我從未聽過她這么好的聲

15、音”。請再看以下類似的實例：He is fine， never better. 他很好，比以往任何時候都好。This bird is really lovely. Ive never seen a finer one. 這只鳥真可愛，我從未見過這樣好看的鳥。比較以下試題，情形也大致相同：（1）“Ive never found a better job.” “ .”A. I dont think so B. Too badC. Congratulations D. Dont worry答案選 C。Ive never found a better job 可視為 Ive never found a

16、 better job than this job 之省略，句意為“我從來沒有找到比這份工作更好的工作”，即“這是我所找到的最好的工作”。（2）“What do you think of the service here？”“Oh， . We couldnt have found a better place.”A. too bad B. sorry C. wonderful D. impossible答案選 C。We couldnt have found a better place 可視為 We couldnt have found a better place than this pla

17、ce，其意為“我們不可能找到一個比這兒更好的地方”，即“這是我們所能找到的最好的地方”。（3） Boris has brains. In fact， I doubt whether anyone in the class has IQ.A. a high B. a higher C. the higher D. the highest答案選 B。句意為“我懷疑班上有沒有哪個人比他智商更高”，即“我認為他可能是班上智商最高的”。（4） How cold it is！ Weve never had this winter.A. the colder day B. a cold dayC. the

18、coldest day D. a colder day答案選 D。句意為“今年冬天我們還從未遇上過這樣冷的日子”。2. Professor White has written some short stories， but he is known for his plays.A. the best B. more C. better D. the most答案選 A or C。【陷阱】容易誤選 D?！痉治觥看祟}首先不宜選 B 或 D，因為 well known 的比較級和最高級通常是 better known 和 best known，有時也可以是 more well known 和 most

19、 well known， 但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是選 A 還是 C， 這就要看語境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 兩個對象，故應選比較級。3. You are careful than your brother. You two cant do the work that needs care and skill.A. not more B. no moreC. not lessD. no less 最佳答案為 B?！鞠葳濉咳菀渍`選 A。本句譯為：你和你的哥哥一樣不仔細?！痉治觥恳鰧Υ祟}，首先要正確理解以下結(jié)構(gòu)的含義：not

20、more.than不如no more.than和一樣不（否定兩者）not less.than不如不（即指不如 less 后形容詞的反面）no less.than和一樣（肯定兩者）比較以下各句的意思：You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔細。You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔細。You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一樣不仔細。You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔細（你比他粗心）。You are not less careful t

21、han he is. 你比他仔細（你不如他粗心）。You are no less careful than he is. 你和他一樣仔細。通過以上分析，再結(jié)合句子語境，可知此題最佳答案為 B。4.“Oh， how fat he is！”“But I think he is than fat.”A. short B. shorter C. more short D. shortest【陷阱】容易誤選 B。認為 short 為單音節(jié)形容詞，故用-er 構(gòu)成比較級。本句譯為：我認為他不是肥而是個矮。【分析】其實正確答案應是 C。要弄清此問題，得先從比較句型的兩種不同類型說起。（1） 異類同質(zhì)比較。即

22、指兩個不同的人或事物（異類）在同一方面（同質(zhì)）進行比較。如：My room is smaller than yours. 我的房間比你的小。Our country is more powerful than theirs. 我們的國家比他們的國家更強大。（2） 同類異質(zhì)比較。即指同一個人或事物（同類）在兩個不同的方面（異質(zhì)）進行比較，這類句子常譯為“（更多的）是，而不是” “與其不如”等。如：He was more lucky than clever. 他是靠運氣而不是靠聰明。She was more surprised than angry. 她感到更多的是驚訝而不是生氣。This is m

23、ore a war movie than a western. 這更應當說是一部戰(zhàn)爭片，而不是西部片。按英語習慣，在進行同類異質(zhì)比較時，只能用 more 構(gòu)成比較級，不能用-er 形式，即使是單音節(jié)詞也是如此。 十一 模擬訓練1. I dont like it at all. It cant be _.A. better B. worse C. best D. worst2. Im _ at sums than Jean， but better at history.A. more B. less C. worse D. cleverer3. We couldnt have picked _

24、day for the picnicit rained nonstop.A. a worse B. a worst C. the worse D. the worst4. I know this is not quite the right word， but I cant be bothered to think of _.A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the good5. With the development of the Internet，_ communication is done by regular mail.A. less B

25、. more C. little D. few6. If you dont like the red coat， take the blue one.OK， but do you have _ size in blue？This ones a bit tight for me.A. a big B. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger7. If there were no examinations， we should have _ at school.A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happ

26、iest time D. a much happier time8. Are you satisfied with what he did？No， it couldnt have been _.A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse9. I think whoever makes _ contributions to the company than others should get _ income.A. greater； the higher B. more greater； a higherC. greater； the highest D.

27、 more greater； the higher10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive _ education to catch up with thedevelopment.A. farther；late B. farther；later C. further；lately D. further；latest11. He knows little of mathematics，_ of chemistry.A. as well as B. no less than C. still less

28、 D. no more than12.the temperature，_ water turns into steam.A. The high， the fast B. Higher， fasterC. The more higher， the faster D. The higher， the faster13. The computers in the other shop will be _， but _ as those in this shop.A. cheaper； not as better B. more cheaper； not as betterC. cheaper； no

29、t as good D. more cheap； not as good14. I didnt do well in this English examination. How about you？ I did _ you.A. not better than B. no worse thanC. as well as D. no better than15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _ she was getting.A. heavier B. heavyC. the heavier D. the heaviest16. The

30、weather is not good enough for an outing， is it？ Not in the least. We have not have _ at this time of the year.A. a worse day B. a nicer dayC. such a bad day D. so fine a day17. Does Jim do his new job well？ _ his old job. How stupid！I fear theres no hope for him.A. No better than B. Not better than

31、C. No so well as D. No as well as18. This bird is really lovely， and Ive never seen _ one.A. a finer B. a finest C. the finer D. the finest19. If you go to the post office，would you please get me a stamp？ I am _ willing to.A. no more than B. not more than C. more than D. no less than20. Minister，are

32、 you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics？ Yes， it couldnt have been _.A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse【答案與解析】1. B。it cant be worse 在此相當于 Its the worst thing I ever knew。2. C。句意為“我的算術(shù)比瓊差，但我的歷史比她強”。注意句中的轉(zhuǎn)折連詞 but 及其后的 better。3. A。We couldnt have picked a worst day 與 It is the worst day weve picked 同義。4. A。a better 為 a better one 之省略。注意，a better one （一個更好的）是與前文“我知道這不是一個很適合的詞”相呼應的。5. A。若選 B 或 C 均不合事實；若選 D，不合語法，因為 few 后要接可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式。6. B。從句意看，空格處應填比較級 bigger，因此排除A 和 C。選項 B 與 D 的區(qū)別是