VOA慢速英语:2000 Years of Computing History, at a Museum in California

more than不只是

例句：His report is more than a survey.
      他的报告不只是一份调查。
 
      More than one answer is to your question.
      你的问题答案不只是一个。

2.He says it tells a much larger story about how these developments have affected society and culture, especially in recent years.

much larger,much修饰比较级

比较级的修饰语

表示“稍稍”、“一点”意义的a bit, a little, rather, some, any 等；表示“…得多”的 much, far, a great / good deal, a lot, a good bit 等；表示“更加”意义的 still, even, yet 等；表示确定程度的修饰语，如分数或有关长度、时间、重量等名词词组通常放在比较级前，也可由 by 引出而置于比较级之后。如：

It is even colder than yesterday. 今天比昨天还冷。

He looks a bit happier now. 他现在显得高兴点儿了。

Do you feel any better today? 你今天感觉好点儿了吗?

He is two years younger than me. 他比我小两岁。

He is a head taller than his younger sister. 他比他妹妹高一头。

This bridge is 10 meters longer than that one. 这桥比那桥长10米。

This bridge is longer than that one by 10 meters. 这桥比那桥长10米。

注：在修饰或代替复数可数名词的 more 前不可用 much，而要用 many；除 quite better 外，quite, very, so 等不可修饰比较级。

最高级的修饰语

最高级前可用 the very, the second, much the, (by) far the, not quite the, nearly, almost, by no means 等修饰。

He is far more careful than I am. 他比我仔细得多。

This is much the most important. 这是最重要的。

Hainan is China’s second largest island. 海南是中国第二大岛。

This is quite far the most expensive bicycle in the shop. 这是这家商店里最最贵的自行车。

注：very不能修饰比较级，却可修饰最高级，但它与一般的修饰最高级的副词有所不同，即它要放在最高级前的定冠词之后，而不是之前(另外，second, third, next等也要放在定冠词之后)。

3.It's not just the laptop or your smartphone that has a computer in it, but they surround us, and in some cases are even inside us.

it is that强调句型

当需要强调句中的主语、宾语、状语时，我们常用“It is(was) 被强调部分 that(who)”这种句型，使用此句型时，应注意以下几点。 　
　1)一般情况用It is(was)……that…如：
　　He read three books in the library yesterday.
　　我们分别可以强调主语、宾语、地点状语和时间状语。如：
　　It was he who(that)read three books in the library yesterday.(强调主语)
　　It was three books that he read in the library yesterday.(强调宾语)
　　It was in the library that he read three books yesterday.(强调时间状语)
　　
2)当被强调部分指人时，可用that，也可用who；指物时，只用that,如：
　　It was Tom who(that)I met last week.
　　It is a new boke that his brother wants to buy.
　　
3)强调状语时，只用that,不用when、where.如：
　　It is at 5 o'clock that the train will arrive.
　　
4)被强调的部分是主语时，注意句子的谓语动词和被强调的主语保持一致。如：
　　It is he who is late. 　It is they that were late.
　　
5)一般疑问句的强调句为“Is (was) it that…?”；特殊疑问句为：“特殊疑问词 is (was) that…?”结构。如：
　　Was it ten years ago that his father died?（他的父亲是十年前去世的吗？）
　　When is it that you will set off?（你到底什么时候出发？）
　　
6)“not…until…”句型的强调结构为“It is not until…that…”应注意把否定词not转移到until前面。如：I didn't go home until

rain stopped.(直到雨停了我才回家)。
　　强调句为：It was not until rain stopped that I went home.
　　I didn't know the news until yesterday.(直到昨天我才知道那个消息)
　　强调句为：It was not until yesterday that I knew the news.