第一, 迷你对话
A: Did you see the movie last night?
昨晚,你看电影了吗?
B; Yes, I did. It was very hilarious.
看了,电影非常热闹。
A: It was nothing less than that. It was meaningful.
不仅于此,这部电影意义深刻。
第二, 地道表达
nothing less than
1. 解词释义
Nothing less than的意思是“并不亚于”,还可以表示“与……一样,完全,确定”的意思。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. He is nothing less than a thief.
他简直是个贼。
e.g. Courage is nothing less than indifference to hardship and pain.
勇气就是对艰难和痛苦的蔑视。
e.g. What we expected is nothing less than a timely payment.
及时付款正是我们所盼望的。
e.g. It is nothing less than madness.
简直是疯狂。