nomorethan及類似表達法回顧

1、no more than 及類似表達法回顧1、 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

2、. not 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）

3、1 have not more than five yuan in my pocket.我口袋里的錢不多于5元。 （也許不到 5元）2、 no more.than與 not more.than1. no morethan表示對兩者都否定，意為 詞一樣不"（=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. ）He s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都讀不懂西班牙語。

4、（=Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish. ）我對西班牙語和希臘語)I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 同樣者 B 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 soclever as he is. )This book is not mo

5、re difficult than that one. 這本書不及那本書難。( This book is not so difficult as that one. )3、 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 morethan 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 bu

6、y it.至少有 50 個人提出要買它。No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accidentyesterday. 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 50

7、0 people attended the meeting.參加會議的至少500 人。比較:He has no 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。4、 no more.than與 no less.than1. no more.than 意為 與一樣不”，用于否定兩者。如：She s 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

8、. 馬不是魚，鯨也不是魚。就像你不是He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician.數(shù)學(xué)家一樣，他也不是藝術(shù)家。2. no lessthan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

9、他的母語。5、 more than 的用法1. （指數(shù)量）多于I ve known him for more 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）薪水漲了，我高興極了。他對這次事故感到非常難

10、I was more than pleased with the pay rise.He was more than upset by the accident.過。4. 難以，完全不能（其后通常連用情態(tài)動詞 can ）那事我實在不明白。That is more than I can tell.那兒的炎熱程度是他The heat there was more than he could stand.所不能忍受的。6、 less than 的用法1. （指數(shù)量）不到，不足It s less than half an hour s drive from here. 開車到那里不到半個鐘 頭。In

11、less than an hour he finished the work.沒要上一個小時，他就完成了工作。2. 比（小）少她吃得比她應(yīng)該吃的少。She eats less than she should.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

12、客人我們并不太高興。He was less than helpful when we arrived.我們到達時他一點也不幫忙。7、 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(xué)者。注：該句型主要用于同一個人或物在兩個不

13、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。8、 less.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 .與其不如與其說我把他當(dāng)I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 作老師，不如說我是把他當(dāng)作朋友。注：表示此

14、義時可與 morethan結(jié)構(gòu)替換(但要注意詞序的變化)。如:He is less a teacher 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 betterB. a bestC. the betterD. 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Ao該句可視為I have never heard abetter voi

15、ce than her voice之省略，全句句意為 她唱得多好啊！我從未聽過她這么好的聲音”。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. I' ve 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： T ve never found a better job. ” “ .”A. I don ' t think so B. Too badC. CongratulationsD. Don' t

16、worry答案選 Co I' ve never found a better job 可視為 I' ve never found a 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 ? ” “Qh . We couldn ' t have found a better place.”A. too badB. sorryC. wonderfulD. impossible答案選 Co We couldn

17、9; t have found a better place 可視為 We couldn ' t have found a better place than this place , 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 Boris has brains. In factI doubt whether anyone in theclass hasIQ.A. a high B. a higher C. the higher D. the highest答案選Bo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”。

18、（4） How cold it is ! We ve never had this winter.A. the colder dayB. a cold dayC. the coldest dayD. 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 isknown for his plays.A. the best B. more C. better D. the most 答案選A or Co【陷阱】容易誤選Do【分析】此題首先不宜選 B或D,

19、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 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(yīng)選比較級。3. You are careful than your brother. You two can ' t do the work that needs care and skill.A. not more B. no more

20、C. not lessD. no less最佳答案為Bo【陷阱】容易誤選 Ao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 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 lessthan =和一樣（肯定兩者）比較以下各句的意思：You are more careful than he is.You are not more careful than he is.You are no more careful than he is.You are l

21、ess careful than he is.You are not less careful than he is.You are no less careful than he is.你比他仔細。你不如他仔細。你和他一樣不仔細。你不如他仔細（你比他粗心）。你比他仔細（你不如他粗心） 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Bo4. “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

22、，故用-er構(gòu)成比較級c 本句譯為：我認為他不是肥而是個矮?！痉治觥科鋵嵳_答案應(yīng)是 Co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/、。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 t

23、han clever.他是靠運氣而不是靠聰明。She was more surprised than angry.她感至U更多的是驚訝而不是生氣。This is more a war movie than a western.這更應(yīng)當(dāng)說是一部戰(zhàn)爭片，而不是西部片。按英語習(xí)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(xùn)練1. I don t like it at all. It can t beA. better B. worse C. best D. worst2. I mat sums than Jean ， but bette

24、r at history.A. more B. less C. worse D. cleverer3. We couldn t have picked day for the picnic it rainednonstop.A. a worse B. a worstC. the worse D. the worst is done by regular mail.4. I know this is not quite the right word to think of .A. a better B. a best C. the better5. With the development of

25、 the Internetbut I can t be botheredD. the goodcommunicationA. less B. more C. little D. few6. If you don t like the red coat ， take the blue one.OK ， but do you have size in blue ？ This one s a bit tightfor me.A. a big B. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger7. If there were no examinations ， we should

26、 have atschool.A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happiest time D. a much happier time8. Are you satisfied with what he did ？No ， it couldn t have been .A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse9. I think whoever makes contributions to the companythan others should get income.A. grea

27、ter ； the higherB. more greater ； a higherC. greater ； the highestD. more greater ； the higher10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive education to catch up with thedevelopment.A. farther ； lateB. farther ； laterC. further ； latelyD. further ； latest11. He knows little o

28、f mathematics ， of chemistry.A. as well as B. no less thanC. still less D. no more than12. the temperature ， water turns into steam.A. The high ， the fastB. Higher ， fasterC. The more higher ， the fasterD. The higher ， the faster13. The computers in the other shop will be ， but as those in this shop

29、.A. cheaper ； not as betterB. more cheaper ； not as betterC. cheaper ； not as goodD. more cheap ； not as good14. I didn t do well in this English examination. How about you ？I did you.A. not better thanB. no worse thanC. as well asD. no better than15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much she w

30、asgetting.A. heavierB. heavyC. the heavierD. the heaviest16. The weather is not good enough for an outing， is it ？Not in the least. We have not have at this time of theyear.A. a worse dayB. 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 fea

31、r there s no hope for him.A. No better thanB. Not better thanC. No so well asD. No as well as18. This bird is really lovely ， and I ve never seen one.A. a finer B. a finestC. 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.

32、 not more thanC. more thanD. no less than20. Minister ， are you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics ？Yes ， it couldn t have been .A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse【答案與解析】1. B 。 it can t be worse 在此相當(dāng)于It s the worst thing I everknew 。2. C 。句意為 “我的算術(shù)比瓊差， 但

33、我的歷史比她強 ” 。注意句中的轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but 及其后的 better3. A 。 We couldn t have picked a worst day 與 It is the worst day we ve 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(yīng)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(fù)數(shù)形式。6. B 。 從句意看， 空格處應(yīng)填比較級bigger ， 因此排除 A 和 C。 選項 B 與D 的區(qū)別是，一個用了不定冠詞，一個用了定冠詞，兩者的區(qū)別是，不定冠詞表泛指，定冠詞表特指。7. D 。由于是將有考試