解決讓你糾結(jié)的英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)辨析

1、解決讓你糾結(jié)的英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)辨析一、no more than 與 not more than1. no more than 的意思是“僅僅”“只有”“最多不超過”，強(qiáng)調(diào)少。如： This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 這個(gè)測(cè)驗(yàn)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 he （had） needed to. 30年來，他只干了他需要干的工作。2. not more than 為 more tha

2、n （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(huì)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 than five yuan in my po

3、cket. 我口袋里的錢不多于5元。（也許不到5元）二、no morethan 與 not morethan1. no morethan 表示對(duì)兩者都否定，意為“同一樣不”（neithernor）。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(yǔ)。（Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）I know no

4、 more Spanish than I know Greek. 我對(duì)西班牙語(yǔ)和希臘語(yǔ)同樣都不懂。（I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）2. not morethan 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. 這本書不及那本書難。（This book is not so diffi

5、cult as that one.）三、no less than 與 not less than1. no less than 的意思是“多達(dá)”“有之多”，強(qiáng)調(diào)多，與 no more than 意思相反。如：He made no less than 500. 他賺了多達(dá)500英鎊的錢。He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他為此付了一萬(wàn)多美元。No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50個(gè)人提出要買它。No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train acc

6、ident 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(gè)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(wàn)元。Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 參加會(huì)議的至少500人。比較：He has no less than seven daughters. 他有

7、7個(gè)女兒之多。He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7個(gè)女兒。四、no morethan 與 no lessthan1. no morethan 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 mathematician. 就像你不是數(shù)學(xué)家一樣，他也不是藝術(shù)家。2. no l

8、essthan 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(dòng)物。Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英語(yǔ)一樣，意大利語(yǔ)也是他的母語(yǔ)。五、more than 的用法1. （指數(shù)量）多于Ive known him for more than twenty years. 我已認(rèn)識(shí)他20多年了。2. 不只是

9、，不僅僅是（通常后接名詞、動(dòng)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(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)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 by the accident. 他對(duì)這次事故感到非常難過。4. 難以，完

10、全不能（其后通常連用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 can）That is more than I can tell. 那事我實(shí)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 hour's drive from here. 開車到那里不到半個(gè)鐘頭。In less than an hour he finished the work. 沒要上一個(gè)小時(shí)，他就完成了工作。2. 比（?。┥賁he eats less than she s

11、hould. 她吃得比她應(yīng)該吃的少。Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半數(shù)人覺得他們的花費(fèi)低于平均水平。3. 不太，一點(diǎn)也不The boys were less than happy about having a party. 開晚會(huì)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. 我們到達(dá)時(shí)他一點(diǎn)也不幫忙。七、morethan 的用法1. 比

12、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(xì)。2. 與其不如He is more lucky than clever. 與其說他聰明，不如說他幸運(yùn)。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(gè)人或物在兩個(gè)不同性質(zhì)或特征等方面的比較，其中的比較級(jí)必須用加 more 的形式，不能用加詞尾-er 的形式。八、lessthan 的用法1. 不像（如）He is less honest t

13、han his brother. 他不如他哥哥誠(chéng)實(shí)。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(dāng)作老師，不如說我是把他當(dāng)作朋友。注：表示此義時(shí)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

14、than a teacher. 與其說他是老師，不如說他是專家。九、陷阱題分析1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heard_voice.A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the best陷阱容易誤選 D，認(rèn)為最高級(jí)前要用定冠詞。分析其實(shí)此題最佳答案為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?。∥覐奈绰犨^她這么好的聲音”。請(qǐng)?jiān)倏匆韵骂愃频膶?shí)例：He is fine，never better. 他很好，

15、比以往任何時(shí)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）“I've never found a better job.”-“_”A. I dont think so B. Too bad C. Congratulations D. Dont worry答案選 C.I've never found a better job 可視為 Ive never found a better job than this job 之省略，句意為“

16、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. sorryC. 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 place，其意為“我們不可能找到一個(gè)比這兒更好的地方”，即“這是我們所能

17、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 highB. 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(gè)人比他智商更高”，即“我認(rèn)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 day C. the coldest dayD. a colder day答案選D.句意為

18、“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. moreC. better D. the most陷阱容易誤選 D.分析此題首先不宜選 B 或 D，因?yàn)?well known 的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)通常是better known 和 best known，有時(shí)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

19、，這就要看語(yǔ)境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 兩個(gè)對(duì)象，故應(yīng)選比較級(jí)C答案。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 C. not lessD. no less陷阱容易誤選 A.分析要做對(duì)此題，首先要正確理解以下結(jié)構(gòu)的含義：not morethan不如no morethan和一樣不（否定兩者）not lessthan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. 你比他仔細(xì)。You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔細(xì)。You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一樣不仔細(xì)。You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔細(xì)（你比他粗心）。You are not less careful than he is. 你比他仔細(xì)（你不