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than[(轻读)ðən, ðɛn, ðn; ðən, ðn(重读)ðæn; ðæn]连接词1 a. [引导比较对象的副词子句] 比…, 较…He is taller ~ I (am).他 (身材) 比我高I like you better ~ he (does).我比他更喜欢你 [我喜欢你甚于他喜欢你]I like you better ~ him.我喜欢你甚于喜欢他 [你比他更讨我喜欢]He is more wise ~ clever.与其说他伶俐, 不如说他明智 [他不很伶俐, 倒是颇明智]He is no happier ~ (he was) before.他和以前一样不幸福Nothing would please me more ~ that my son should pass the entrance examination.没有一件事比我儿子幸能通过入学考试更使我高兴She works better alone ~ when she is with her sister.她单独工作比跟她姊姊一起工作来得更好I am wiser ~ to believe that.我没有傻到会相信那件事的地步b. 比…He offered more ~ could be expected.他提供的比所预期的更多 [没想到他提供的会这么多]Her services are more valuable ~ was supposed.她的贡献比人们所想像的更宝贵2 与其…毌宁…, 宁…不…I would rather [sooner] die ~ disgrace myself.我宁死不受辱I prefer to be called a fool rather ~ (to) fight.我宁可被叫作傻瓜也不要打架3 a. 除…以外的, 除…以外I have no other friend ~ you.我除了你以外没有其他朋友It was no [none] other ~ the king.那不是别人, 正是国王本人I could not do otherwise ~ run away.我只好逃跑He did nothing else ~ laugh.他只是一味地笑b. (美口语)与… (不同的[地])He took a different approach to it ~ I did.他采取跟我不同的方法处理那件事He solved the problem differently ~ I did.他解决那问题的方法与我的不同4 +had+主语+过分" 的句型] (口语)= whenScarcely had I left ~ it began to rain.我一离开就开始下雨了■ no sooner﹍than﹍ → soonprep1 a. (口语)比… (→conj. 1 a{用法})He is taller ~ me.他 (身材) 比我高She is more beautiful ~ us all.她比我们大家都漂亮b. 比…He came earlier ~ usual.他比平常早来The park has become cleaner ~ before.这所公园变得比以前乾净2 (美口语)与… (不同的[地]) (from)His way of living is different ~ ours.他的生活方式跟我们的不同3 (文语)比…Professor Jones is a scholar ~ whom there is no better authority on the subject.琼斯教授在这个问题上是最具权威的学者 |