比较结构的翻译(I)

2. No more than 的用法

A. no more than 与not more than 的区别
The boy walked no more than two blocks and broke into a urn. 那孩子只走过了两个路口顺应潮流拔腿跑 了起来。

B. No more than接非数量名词，表示说话人强 调事物之小、不重要、简单等语气，可译为 “只不过；仅仅”
B. More than +动词 表示“十分；极大地；岂止是；不仅仅”
They may teach very well and more than earn their salaries, but most of them make little or no independent reflections on human problems which involve moral judgment. 他们可以教得很好，而且不仅仅是为了挣 薪水，但他们大多数人却很少或没有对需 要道德判断的人类问题进行独立思考。

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C. More than+形容词/副词 表示“非常；深为；岂止；不仅仅”
The bodies playing major professional sports have changed dramatically over the years, and managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames. 近年来，那些从事重要体育项目的职业运 动员的身体发生了巨大变化，俱乐部的经 理们也非常乐意调整队服的尺寸以适应不 断增多的越来越大、起来越高的身躯。

3. No less than的用法 可译为“多达；高达”
This alone demonstrates that the television business is not an easy world to survive in, a fact underlined by statistic that show that out of eighty European television networks, no less than 50% took a loss in 1989. 这一点就足以表明，要在电视行业里生存 下来并非易事。统计数字尤其说明了这一 事实，在80个欧洲电视网中，铁饭碗一半 在1989年亏损。
Nothing…more than表示“同……一模一样； 完全；确实” His decision was based on nothing more substantial than his dislike of foreigners. 他的决定完全是基于对外国人的厌恶而作 出的。 Be nothing short of / less than something 表示“简直就是某物；无异于某事物（用 于强调程度）” The state of our health service is nothing short of scandal. 我们的医疗保健服务状况简直是一种耻辱。

A. More than +名词/动名词/名词从句 表示“不仅仅；超过；不同于”




Don’t read more than what was intended into what he said. 不要过度引申他原话要表达的意图。 Clearly, intelligence encompasses more than a score on a test. 很明显，智力的高低并不能仅仅通过测试的分数 体现出来。 Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. 刻意练习不仅仅是简单地重复一项任务。

D. More than 后接从句
有时具有否定意义，表示“并非；不是”
At least you enjoyed yourself, which is more than I did. 至少你玩得很开心，而我却没有。 The beauty of Nanjing is more than words can describe. 南京景色之美，是语言所不能描述的。
比较结构的翻译 （I）
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More than 的用法 more than+数字，表示“……以上；多 于……”
More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2.500. 市场上有超过24家公司直接向公众出售 DNA检测服务，价格从几百美元到2500美 元上上不等。



In this case, the drops do not get very bit, and the earth receives no more than a drizzle. 在这种情况下，雨滴不会变大，因而落在地上的 仅仅是毛毛细雨。 The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is nothing more than an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience. 每位电视观众总会感到，在数目众多、形形色色 的观众中，自己只不过是无足轻重的无名分子。