重点中学英语语法讲义-比较等级

③ 极其，非常(通常后接形容词、副词或分词等)：

She was more than kind to us. 她对我们很友好。

He was more than upset by the accident. 这个意外事故使他非常心烦意乱。

④ 难以，完全不能(其后通常连用情态动词 can)：

That is more than I can tell (=I can’t tell that). 那事我实在不明白。

(2) less than 的主要用法是：

①(指数量)不到，不足：

It’s less than a mile to the station. 去车站不到一英里。

In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时他就做完了工作。

② 比…(小)少：

Two is less than Three. 二比三小。

She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。

③ 一点也不：

He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。

3. more …than 与 less…than

(1) more...than 的主要用法：

① 比…多，比…更：

He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。

He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。

② 与其…不如：

He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。

He is more  scholar than  teacher.  与其说他是位教师，不如说是位学者。

注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加 more的形式，不能用加词尾 -er 的形式。

(2) less...than 的主要用法是：

① 不像(如)：

He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥聪明。

② 比…少，不如…多：

We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。

I got less money than the others did. 我比别人得到的钱少。

③ 与其…不如…：

I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。

注：表示此义时与可与 more…than结构替换(但要注意词序的变化)：

He is less a teacher than an expert. / He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。

4. no+比较级+than。这类结构的实际意思是对待比较的两个对象进行否定，相当于该原级形容词或副词的反义词使用as…as结构的意思：

no better than = as bad as 与……一样不好

no faster than = as slow as 与……一样不快

no taller than = as short as 与……一样不高

no earlier than = as late as 与……一样迟

He is no cleverer than her. 他与她一样不聪明(即一样愚)。

He’s no richer than a beggar. 他同乞丐一样穷，即穷如乞丐。

5. no+比较级+than与not+比较级+than：前者表示“与…一样不”，后者表示“不比…更”：

He is not taller than me. 他不如我高(www.hxen.net)。

He is no taller than me. 他同我一样不高。(即一样矮)

His English is not better than mine. 他的英语不如我的英语好。

His English is no better than mine. 他的英语同我的英语一样不好。(即一样差)

You are not more careful than he is. 你不如他仔细。

You are no more careful than he is. 你和他一样不仔细。(即一样粗心)