no_more_than_及类似表达法回顾

1、no more than 及类似表达法回顾一、 no more than 与 not more than1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少,强调数字事实。如：This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。For thirty years， he had done no more than what he （had） needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。2. not

2、more than 为 more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。比较：She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）I have not more tha

3、n five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）二、 no more.than 与 not more.than1. no more.than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同一样不”（neither.nor.）。如：He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（He is neither a painter nor a writer.）Hes no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（Neither he nor I am able

4、to read Spanish.）I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）2. not more.than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（ not so. as）。如：She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（She is not so clever as he is.）This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书

5、难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）三、 no less than 与 not less than1. no less than 的意思是“多达”“有之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。如：He made no less than 500. 他赚了多达500英镑的钱。He paid no less than $10，000 for it. 他为此付了一万多美元。No less than 50 people offered to buy it. 至少有50个人提出要买它。No less than 50 passenger

6、s got killed in the train accident yesterday. 死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。My father， no less than I， is a baseball fan. 我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。2. not less than 为 less than（少于）的否定式，其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：He has not less than 10，000 dollars. 他至少有一万元。Not less than 500 people attended the meeting. 参加会议的至少500人。比较：He has no

7、less than seven daughters. 他有7个女儿之多。He has not less than seven daughters. 他至少有7个女儿。四、 no more.than 与 no less.than1. no more.than 意为“与一样不”，用于否定两者。如：Shes no more a great singer than I am. 她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。He is no more an artist than you are a mathemat

8、ician. 就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。2. no less.than 意为“和一样”，用于肯定两者。如：Your brother is no less wise than you. 你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。A dolphin is no less a clever animal than a dog is. 海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English. 如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。五、 more than 的用法1. （指数量）多于Ive known him for more t

9、han twenty years. 我已认识他20多年了。2. 不只是，不仅仅是（通常后接名词、动词、从句等）He is more than a father to her. 他待她胜过父亲。He more than smiled， but laughed. 他不只是微笑，而是放声大笑。The result was much more than I imagined. 结果远远超出我的想象。3. 极其，非常（通常后接形容词、副词或分词等）I was more than pleased with the pay rise. 薪水涨了，我高兴极了。He was more than upset by

10、 the accident. 他对这次事故感到非常难过。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. 那事我实在不明白。The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的。六、 less than 的用法1. （指数量）不到，不足Its less than half an hours drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。2

11、. 比（小）少She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。3. 不太，一点也不The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。He was less than helpful when we arrived.

12、我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。七、 more.than 的用法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 （a） scholar than （a） teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。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。八、 less.

13、than 的用法1. 不像（如）He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。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：表示此义时可与 more.than 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：He is less a teacher

14、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。十 陷阱题分析1. How beautifully she sings！I have never heard voice.A. a better B. a bestC. the better D. the best【陷阱】容易误选 D，认为最高级前要用定冠词。【分析】其实此题最佳答案为 A。该句可视为 I have never heard a better voice than her voice 之省略，全句句意为“她唱得多好啊！我从未听过她这么好的声音”。

15、请再看以下类似的实例：He is fine， never better. 他很好，比以往任何时候都好。This bird is really lovely. Ive never seen a finer one. 这只鸟真可爱，我从未见过这样好看的鸟。比较以下试题，情形也大致相同：（1）“Ive never found a better job.” “ .”A. I dont think so B. Too badC. Congratulations D. Dont worry答案选 C。Ive never found a better job 可视为 Ive never found a be

16、tter job than this job 之省略，句意为“我从来没有找到比这份工作更好的工作”，即“这是我所找到的最好的工作”。（2）“What do you think of the service here？”“Oh， . We couldnt have found a better place.”A. too bad B. sorryC. wonderful D. impossible答案选 C。We couldnt have found a better place 可视为 We couldnt have found a better place than this place，其

17、意为“我们不可能找到一个比这儿更好的地方”，即“这是我们所能找到的最好的地方”。（3） Boris has brains. In fact， I doubt whether anyone in the class has IQ.A. a high B. a higher C. the higher D. the highest答案选 B。句意为“我怀疑班上有没有哪个人比他智商更高”，即“我认为他可能是班上智商最高的”。（4） How cold it is！ Weve never had this winter.A. the colder day B. a cold dayC. the cold

18、est day D. a colder day答案选 D。句意为“今年冬天我们还从未遇上过这样冷的日子”。2. Professor White has written some short stories， but he is known for his plays.A. the best B. more C. better D. the most答案选 A or C。【陷阱】容易误选 D。【分析】此题首先不宜选 B 或 D，因为 well known 的比较级和最高级通常是 better known 和 best known，有时也可以是 more well known 和 most wel

19、l known， 但通常不能是 more known 和 most known。至于是选 A 还是 C， 这就要看语境。由于句中涉及的只有 stories 和 plays 两个对象，故应选比较级。3. You are careful than your brother. You two cant do the work that needs care and skill.A. not more B. no moreC. not lessD. no less最佳答案为 B。【陷阱】容易误选 A。本句译为：你和你的哥哥一样不仔细。【分析】要做对此题，首先要正确理解以下结构的含义：not more.

20、than不如no more.than和一样不（否定两者）not less.than不如不（即指不如 less 后形容词的反面）no less.than和一样（肯定两者）比较以下各句的意思：You are more careful than he is. 你比他仔细。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。You are less careful than he is. 你不如他仔细（你比他粗心）。You are not less careful than h

21、e is. 你比他仔细（你不如他粗心）。You are no less careful than he is. 你和他一样仔细。通过以上分析，再结合句子语境，可知此题最佳答案为 B。4.“Oh， how fat he is！”“But I think he is than fat.”A. short B. shorter C. more short D. shortest【陷阱】容易误选 B。认为 short 为单音节形容词，故用-er 构成比较级。本句译为：我认为他不是肥而是个矮。【分析】其实正确答案应是 C。要弄清此问题，得先从比较句型的两种不同类型说起。（1） 异类同质比较。即指两个不同

22、的人或事物（异类）在同一方面（同质）进行比较。如：My room is smaller than yours. 我的房间比你的小。Our country is more powerful than theirs. 我们的国家比他们的国家更强大。（2） 同类异质比较。即指同一个人或事物（同类）在两个不同的方面（异质）进行比较，这类句子常译为“（更多的）是，而不是” “与其不如”等。如：He was more lucky than clever. 他是靠运气而不是靠聪明。She was more surprised than angry. 她感到更多的是惊讶而不是生气。This is more a

23、 war movie than a western. 这更应当说是一部战争片，而不是西部片。按英语习惯，在进行同类异质比较时，只能用 more 构成比较级，不能用-er 形式，即使是单音节词也是如此。十一 模拟训练1. I dont like it at all. It cant be _.A. better B. worse C. best D. worst2. Im _ at sums than Jean， but better at history.A. more B. less C. worse D. cleverer3. We couldnt have picked _ day fo

24、r the picnicit rained nonstop.A. a worse B. a worst C. the worse D. the worst4. I know this is not quite the right word， but I cant be bothered to think of _.A. a better B. a best C. the better D. the good5. With the development of the Internet，_ communication is done by regular mail.A. less B. more

25、 C. little D. few6. If you dont like the red coat， take the blue one.OK， but do you have _ size in blue？This ones a bit tight for me.A. a big B. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger7. If there were no examinations， we should have _ at school.A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happiest t

26、ime D. a much happier time8. Are you satisfied with what he did？No， it couldnt have been _.A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse9. I think whoever makes _ contributions to the company than others should get _ income.A. greater； the higher B. more greater； a higherC. greater； the highestD. more g

27、reater； the higher10. The Chinese Education Department suggests teachers should receive _ education to catch up with thedevelopment.A. farther；late B. farther；laterC. further；lately D. further；latest11. He knows little of mathematics，_ of chemistry.A. as well as B. no less thanC. still less D. no mo

28、re than12.the temperature，_ water turns into steam.A. The high， the fast B. Higher， fasterC. The more higher， the fasterD. The higher， the faster13. The computers in the other shop will be _， but _ as those in this shop.A. cheaper； not as betterB. more cheaper； not as betterC. cheaper； not as goodD.

29、 more cheap； not as good14. I didnt do well in this English examination. How about you？ I did _ you.A. not better than B. no worse thanC. as well as D. no better than15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _ she was getting.A. heavier B. heavyC. the heavier D. the heaviest16. The weather is n

30、ot good enough for an outing， is it？ Not in the least. We have not have _ at this time of the year.A. a worse day B. a nicer dayC. such a bad day D. so fine a day17. Does Jim do his new job well？ _ his old job. How stupid！I fear theres no hope for him.A. No better than B. Not better thanC. No so wel

31、l as D. No as well as18. This bird is really lovely， and Ive never seen _ one.A. a finer B. a finest C. the finer D. the finest19. If you go to the post office，would you please get me a stamp？ I am _ willing to.A. no more than B. not more thanC. more than D. no less than20. Minister，are you satisfie

32、d with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics？ Yes， it couldnt have been _.A. worse B. better C. so bad D. the worse【答案与解析】1. B。it cant be worse 在此相当于 Its the worst thing I ever knew。2. C。句意为“我的算术比琼差，但我的历史比她强”。注意句中的转折连词 but 及其后的 better。3. A。We couldnt have picked a worst day 与 It

33、 is the worst day weve picked 同义。4. A。a better 为 a better one 之省略。注意，a better one （一个更好的）是与前文“我知道这不是一个很适合的词”相呼应的。5. A。若选 B 或 C 均不合事实；若选 D，不合语法，因为 few 后要接可数名词的复数形式。6. B。从句意看，空格处应填比较级 bigger，因此排除A 和 C。选项 B 与 D 的区别是，一个用了不定冠词，一个用了定冠词，两者的区别是，不定冠词表泛指，定冠词表特指。7. D。由于是将有考试与没有考试作比较，所以应用比较级，不用最高级，由此排除 A 和 C。选项

34、 B 的错误在于用了 more happier 这样的双重比较级（即 more 后不能再加比较级）。8. A。由关键词 No 可知，此处的意思是“不可能比这更差的（worse）了”。9. C。more 不可修饰比较级，排除 B 和 D。greater.than others 表示的是最高级意义，故后面用最高级。10. D。只有表示实际距离的远，才可用 farther（此时也可用 further），否则就用 further。further education 进修； late 迟的；later 后来；latelyrecently 近来；latest 最新的。11. C。stillevenmuch

35、 less 更不用说，更何况。12. D。“the比较级，the比较级”意为“越就越”。13. C。两者比较用比较级，表示“比”；同级比较用 as.as 或 not asso.as。句意为“那家商店的电脑将比这家商店的便宜，但不如这家商店的好。”14. D。no better than as badly as，意为“一样不好”。15. A。此题考查比较级的用法。Mary 是想知道她比以往称起来重了多少，故用比较级。“how much比较级”意为“比以前（重、高、远）多少”。16. A。本题关键是对not in the least 的理解，它的意思是“一点也不好”，故可知道天气很糟糕。not 与

36、比较级连用，事实上相当于一个最高级的用法。后句的意思是：一年之中再也碰不到比这更糟糕的天气了。17. A。根据 How stupid！I fear theres no hope for him 可知说话人对 Jim 新工作表现的评价是负面的，故选 A。no better than 表示“与一样的不好，与一样的差”之意。句意是：他做新工作与以前工作一样差。他太笨了，我担心他没什么希望了。18. A。Ive never seen a finer one 的实际意思是 This is the finest one Ive ever seen。19. C。因为 more than 与形容词连用，意为“

37、非常”。20. B。从 Yes 可知，说话者对中国运动员的表现是持肯定态度的。couldnt.better 指好得不能再好，就是最好的意思。注意：这种 can 的否定式与比较级连用在听力里面也时常出现。一、 全部倒装全部倒装是指将句子中的谓语动词全部置于主语之前。全部倒装的句子通常只用一般现在时和过去时。1、 Here，There，Now，Then等副词放在句首时，句子要全部倒装，谓语动词常用come，go，be，lie，run等。例如： There comes the bus！ Now comes your turn.2、 表示方位的副词或介词短语置于句首时，句子要全部倒装，句中的谓语动词是

38、come，go等表示运动的动词。 The door opened and in came the headmaster. Up and up went the prices. High flew the plane.注意： 上述全部倒装句中主语如为人称代词，应放在动词前面。Here comes Mr.Lee.Here he comes.Auay went the students.Auay they went. 有时为了句子的平衡或强调，将表语置于句首，也属于全部倒装。例如：Gone are the days when we used the foreign oil.二、 部分倒装部分倒装是指将谓语动词的一部分如助动或情态动词置于主语之前。1、 否定副词如no，not，never，seldom，little，hardly，以及含有no，not的短语放在句首时，句子要部分倒装。 Never in my life have I heard such a thing. Little did we expect that he could come. Not a single word did he say at the meeting. By no means s