more than: 英语中 more than 的用法比较复杂,它除了用于比较结构外,还可以与名词、形容词、动词或从句等连用,表达不同的含义。下面是 more than 结构的一些常见用法
1. more than 结构后跟名词表示“不只是”;“不仅仅”等。例如:
Peace is more than the absence of war.和平不只是意味着没有战争。
2.more than 用来修饰形容词、分词和动词,表示所修饰的词份量不重或含义不够,而加以说明,译成汉语可为“非常”,相当于“very”或“much”。例如:
He is more than selfish.他非常自私。
3.more than 后接单数名词,谓语动词用单数。例如:
More than one member protested against the proposal.
不止一个成员反对这个建议。
4. more A than B 结构。用来比较两种说法的正确程度,即前一种说法(A项)比后一种说法(B项)要正确一些,表示“与其……不如……”。在这个句型里,more 后不能用形容词或副词的比较级形式,而要用原级形式,此外还可用名词、代词、动词、介词短语等。例如:
He is more good than bad.与其说他坏不如说他好。
5. more than 或 more... than 后接从句,可表示否定意义。例如:
That is more than I can tell you,sir.
这一点我是不能告诉你的,先生。
(注意:在这种句型中,more than 后常接含有 can 或 could 的从句,表示“……不能”。)
6. more than 结构可以由 far,much,a little,slightly,hardly,nothing,no 等词修饰,一般置于 more than 结构前。例如:
This little man was hardly more than one meter fifty tall.
这个小个子男人身高仅1.5米。
She could have thought of nothing more likely to please her brother than this praise of Maggie.
她本该想到没有比赞扬玛琪更能使她哥哥高兴的了。
(在这里,nothing more ... than 表示最高级的意思。)
tell: v. 告诉,吩咐,讲述,辨别,判断,泄露,告发,产生效果
He wanted to tell the news to the world.
他要把这件事告诉每一个人。
I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
女儿睡觉之前,我总讲故事给她听。
I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。
They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
他们保证绝不泄露秘密。
You're saying you gonna tell on me?
你是说你想要告发我?
Your efforts are beginning to tell.
你的努力正在开始产生效果。
【词义辨析】
say, speak, state, talk, tell
say: 最普通常用词,指用语言表达思想,着重所说的内容。
speak: 侧重于说话动作的本身,着重说话的能力而不在内容,比如能说某种语言。
state: 较正式用词,通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实,既强调内容又注重语气。
talk: 普通用词,侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话,可指单方面较长谈话,和speak一样,着重说活动作而不侧重内容。
tell: 指告诉或讲述。
hang around: 闲荡, 徘徊, 逗留
If you see anyone hanging around here tell them to hop off.
如果你看到有人在这儿闲荡,就叫他们走开。
Two suspicious-looking fellows were seen hanging around the campus last night.
昨夜有人看见两个形迹可疑的人在校园里徘徊。