英语句型详解（一）

2010-1-21 01:00| 发布者: sisu04| 查看: 1474| 评论: 0

[A] He is as happy as she is sad.
[B] He is more shy than unsocial.

译文：

[A] 他很高兴而她却很难过。
[B] 与其说他不喜欢交际，不如说他羞怯。

解释：
[A] 这种结构与I'm as tall as you(are). (我和你一样高。）或 He's as intelligent as she (is). (他和她一样聪明。）不同；
He is as happy as she is sad. 从字面意义来解释，指他的高兴程度相当于她的难过程度。

范例：
Your speech is as interesting as he is boring.
你的讲话很有趣而他的发言枯燥无味。

One is as light as the other is heavy.
一个之轻正如另一个之重。

The policy is as cynical as (it is) dangerous.
这一政策既危险又冷酷无情。

[B]中 more... than 作 “与其说……倒不如说”解。

范例：
He was more frightened than hurt.
他的伤倒不算什么，只是受惊不小。

So far heat polution has been more a threat than a fact.
迄今为止，热污染虽未成为事实，却是一大潜在的威胁。

Their affluence is more apparent than real.
他们的富有是虚有其表。

注：与more... than 构成反义的相应结构是 less... than，如 He was more frightened than hurt. 可改成 He was less hurt than frightened. 再如：

He was less angry than surprised.
他并不怎么生气，更多的倒是感到惊讶。

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