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几个典型例句 ??? (1) ... not so much...... as (but) ...? 与其说……还不如说…… ??? (2) ... not so much that.....as (but) that......? 与其说……还不如说…… ??? (3) ... not so much as..... (=not even)? 甚至于不……,连……也不…… ??? (4) ... might as well ... as.与其说……还不如说…… ??? 例1:He is not so much a teacher as a scholar. ??? 译文:与其说他是老师,还不如说是学者.(注意翻译时动作的对象) ??? 例2:It wasn t so much his appearance I liked as his personality. ??? 译文:与其说我喜欢他的外表,不如说我喜欢他的品格. ??? 例3:It s not so much that I don t want to come but I just haven t got the time. ??? 译文:倒不是因为我不想来,而是我根本没有时间. ??? 例4:He didn t so much as say thank you after all we d done for him. ??? 译文:我们为他干了那么多事,他甚至连谢谢都没有说一声. ??? 例5:You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him. ??? 译文:与其将钱借给他,还不如把钱丢进大海.(注意翻译时动作的对象) ??? [注意]:more ... than ... ??? 1) she is more beautiful than her sister. 她比她姐姐漂亮. ??? 2) George is more intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治言行放肆,不如说他聪颖过人. ??? 以上第1)句是more... than结构的一般用法,即在两个不同的事物之间就同一方面作比较;
而第2)句是就同一个人的两个不同方面作比较.因此要译成 与其说……还不如说…… . ??? more...than结构在上述1) 2)两句中的用法也适用于less ... than结构,得出相反的含义: ??? 例如: ??? 1) John is less daring than quick-witted. 与其说约翰胆大,不如说他脑子灵活. ??? 2) George was less intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治聪颖过人,不如说他言行放肆. ??? 2.几个不定代词的固定搭配: ??? have none of: 不参加;
不准;
不接受 ??? I will have none of your stupid ideas! 我才不接受你那愚蠢的想法! ??? He was offered a job but he said he'
d have none of it. 他有一个工作机会,但他说他不接受. ??? none but (=nothing but): 只有 (=only) ??? None but the brave deserves the fair. 只有英雄才配得上美人. ??? She chose none but the best. 她只选最好的. ??? She is nothing but a child. 她只不过是个孩子. ??? none other than: (表示惊讶)不是别人,正是…… (= no one else but) ??? It'
s none other than Tom! We thought you were in Africa. ??? none the +比较级词+ for: 毫不,一点也不 ??? He spent
2 weeks in hospital but he'
s none the better for it. ??? 他在医院里待了两个星期,但一点也没好转. ??? My car is none the worse for wear. 我的车子一点也没有损耗. ??? none the wiser: 不知情 ??? If we take only one piece of cake, mother will be none the wiser. ??? 如果我们只拿一小块蛋糕,母亲是不会知道的. ??? none too: (在形容词或副词前) 不太;
一点都不 ??? The service in this restaurant is none too fast. 这家旅馆的服务一点效率都没有. ??? anything but: ①除---之外什么都(此处的but等于except)②决不(=not at all) ??? I eat anything but (except) fish. 除了鱼,我什么都吃. ??? She is anything but a good cook. 她决不是个好厨师.(即:除了好厨师,她什么都是.) ??? anything of: ①(疑问句/条件句)一点点;
②(否定句)一点也(没有) ??? Is he anything of a poet? 他有一点点诗人的样子吗? ??? I haven'