BBC news 2009-12-18 加文本 (额外篇)

1.The car, which looks more like a plane without wings thanks to its sleek, aerodynamic frame, will also travel much faster than most passenger aircraft, which is why the man chosen to drive it is actually a pilot.

thanks to幸亏，多亏，由于

Thanks to low cost airlines, it is easy to travel aroud the world.
由于有了低成本航空公司，环游世界就简单了。

much faster than

much修饰比较级

一、much修饰比较级

修饰比较是副词much的常见用法，“much + 比较级”的意思是“更……”“……得多”。如：

It’s much colder today than it was yesterday. 今天比昨天冷得多。

It was much worse than I thought. 它比我想像的还要糟得多。

We will be a much better football team next year. 明年我们将会成为一支更好的足球队。

二、much修饰最高级

much修饰最高级应置于最高级前的定冠词之前，而不是之后。“much + the + 最高级”的意思是“最最……”“绝对是最……”。如：

This is much the most difficult. 这是最最难的。

That’s much the best plan. 那绝对是最好的计划。

Of the three boys Nick is much the cleverest. 这三个男孩中，尼克最最聪明。

三、much修饰形容词的原级

much修饰形容词原级的情形主要见于那些由过去分词转化来的形容词。如：

I was much annoyed. 我很不高兴。

She wasn’t much surprised. 她并不太惊讶。

注：有个别非分词转化来的形容词有时也可用much修饰，但这种用法很有限，通常只见于good, different等少数几个形容词。如：

I don’t think this battery is much good. 我并不认为这种电池非常好。

The new school isn’t much different from the old one. 新学校与老学校区别不太大。

四、much修饰副词too

much too 为习语，其中的much修饰副词too；much too可视为too的加强说法，其语气比单独用too更强。如：

He spoke much too fast. 他说话说得太快了。

This is much too heavy for you to lift. 这东西太重，你拿不起来。

注意：much too与too much词序不同，用法也不同。从句法功能上看，much too的用法与too相同，但比too的语气更强；而too much在用法上则与much相同，但比much 语气更强。比较：

He drives much too fast. 他开车开得太快了。

The shoes are much too small for me. 这鞋子我穿太小了。

There is too much rain. 雨水太多了。

You have given me too much. 你已经给我太多了。

2.Andy Green says the project is about more than this.

more than超过；比……更多或更大

例句：She has worked in the exhibition industry for more than 10 years.
      她在展览业工作超过10年了。

      Nciku is more than a dictionary.
      n词酷不只是一部字典。 

[口语] 十分，非常

例句：She was more than a little surprised at his death.
      她对他的死非常意外。

3.“But as long as all four wheels stay on the ground, everything else we can deal with.”

as long as只要

例句：You can invite your friend as long as you tell me 2 days before the party.
      你可以邀请朋友来，只要在聚会前两天告诉我就行。

deal with处理,涉及,对付,讨论,与…打交道

例句：We need someone who can deal with the problems at hand.
       我们需要某人能解决即将到来的问题。