经济学人下载: 冬有雪(1)

The chair was clearly meant for a child.

这椅子显然是专为儿童预备的。

2. less...than 与其说……倒不如说……

They claim to perceive in our policy a devious, self-seeking strategy that was influenced less by the facts than by a preconceived theory.

他们声称从我们的政策中看到了一种不正当的、专为追求私利的战略思想，这与其说是从事实出发的，倒不如说是受了先入为主理论的影响。