徘徊在善恶之间
范文一：英语中的比较级
比较句型
As /so ... as ...
so，形容词或副词原级，as? 结构:as,
说明:此句型意为“?和?一样?”。比较两件东西，并表示它们的程度一样。第一个 as 为<副词>，第二个 as 则为<副词><连接词>，引导<副词子句>，修饰第一个 as。在 as?as 中可插入单数<可数名词>，即:“as，<形容词>，a,an，<名词>，as”。若是复数<名词>，可用“as many,few，复数 <名词>，as”;若是<不可数名词>，则用“as much,little，<不可数名词>，as”。“as，原级(形、副)，as，原级(形、副)”这形式表示有关同一人(物)的两种不同的性质、状态是一样程度的，译作“既有?且还有?”。
he is as handsome as his brother (is). 他和他哥哥一样英俊。
judy goes to the movies as often as Sara does. 朱迪像莎拉一样时常去看电影。 old john goes toleep as easily as a baby does. 老约翰像婴儿一样容易入睡。 s
the girls are as busy with their work as bees. 这些女孩子就跟蜜蜂一样忙着工作。 he is as nice a boy as peter (is). 他和彼得一样都是好男孩。
she has as many friends as mary (does). 她和玛丽一样有许多朋友。
he has as much money as john (does). 他和约翰一样有很多钱。
he is as clever as (he is) handsome. 他不但英俊而且聪明。
my teacher is as kind as (she is) intelligent. 我的老师不但善良而且聪慧。
as many/much ...
结构:as many,much，名词?
说明:此句型意为“同数(量)的?;一样多”。本<词组>旨在用以代替句中前面已提到的相同数字，以避免该数字的重复。
he was tired enough to make ten errors in as many (=in ten) pages.
他疲倦得十页中犯了十个错误。
mike read five books in as many (=in five) months. 麦克在五个月 i didn’t expect that he should have committed three robberies in as many days. 没想到(老实的)他居然在三天她的姊妹有七人之多。
as many as 100 people were killed in the air crash. 这次空难中多达一百人丧生。 i gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen. 我给了这乞丐整整一千元。
building costs ran up to as much as nt$ 20 million. 建筑费用涨到高达新台币两千万。
i have been learning english (for) as long as 15 years. 我学英文已有十五年之久。 he came home as late as two in the morning. 他迟至清晨两点才回家。
i saw your brother as late as last week. 上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。
the river is as wide as 100 meters. 这条河宽达一百公尺。
i mailed the letter as early as friday. 我早在星期五就把信寄了。
a is as much + n + as b is
结构:主词，be，as，much，名词，as，(be)，主词
说明:此句型意为“?和?同样?”。“as much，<名词>，as，(be)，<主词>”的 be 通常省略或放句末。
comets are just as much members of the sun’s family as (are) the other planets.
彗星和其它的行星同样是太阳家族的成员。
to eat too much is as much a bad thing as to eat nothing.吃太多和什么都不吃同样是坏事。
he is as much a member of the orchestra as tom. 他和汤姆同样是管弦乐队的成员。
not as/so + adj/adv + as + n
结构:not as,so，形容词,副词，as，名词
说明:此句型意为“不像?那样?”。as?as 可用于肯定句或<否定句>，而 so?as 仅可用于<否定句>构中。
像其它食物那样受欢迎。 it is not as (so) popular as other foods. 它不
he does not study as (so) hard as john. 他不像约翰那样用功。
i am not as (so) careful as tom. 我不像汤姆那样细心。
as far as ...
结构:as far as，名词
说明:此句型意为“到?之远;到?的程度”。而“as far as，<主词>，<动词>”则表示“只要?，在?范围 we drove as far south as kaohsiung. 我们往南开车一直到高雄。
he went as far as yokohama to meet his friend from england.
他远至横滨去迎接由英国来的朋友。
i swam as far as i could. 我尽可能地游远。
... just as ... as ...
结构:主词，动词，just as，形容词,副词，as，(代)名词,动名词
说明:此句型意为“?就像?一样?”。第一个 as 是“同样的;一样的”，第二个 as 是“像”之意。若<主词>之后不是 be <动词>，则 as 之后不用<形容词>，而要用<副词>。
being a good pedestrian is just as important as being a good driver.
做一个好的行人就像做一个好的司机一样重要。
writing is just as important as reading. 写作就像阅读一样重要。
he wrote just as carefully as tom. 他就像汤姆一样小心地写。
... as ... as one can
结构:?as，形容词,副词,名词，as one can
说明:此句型意为”尽可能?”。“as ... as one can”相当于“as ... as possible”。one 要随<主词>的人称而变化，而 can 要随<时态>变化。
to speak english fluently, you had better read as many english articles as you can.
要想把英文讲得很流利，你最好尽量多看英文文章。
take as much exercise as you can. 尽可能多做运动。
be as careful as you can. 尽可能小心。
our teacher explained the lesson to us as clearly as he could.
我们的老师尽可能清楚地为我们解释这一课。
she needed to soften her request to make it as polite and courteous as she could.
她需要使请求语气柔婉，以便尽可能把它变成有礼貌与客气。
you should be as careful as you can in making friends.
在交朋友方面，你应该尽可能小心。
we had better learn by heart as many sentence patterns as we can.
我们最好尽可能多背句型。
i looked down the road as far as i could. 我尽可能遥望这条路。
i will try to save as much as i can. 我会设法尽可能多储蓄。
you should remain as quiet as you can. 你应尽可能地保持沉默。
... as ... as ... can be
结构:主词，be 动词，as，形容词，as，(形容词)，can be
说明:此句型意为“极?，不亚于任何人?”。此<句型>借重复同一个<形容词>而成为强调此<形容词>的说法。常用的此类<词组>有:as plain as plain can be(再明白不过了)，as wise as wise can be(再聪明不过了)，as white as white can be(白得不能再白了)，as wrong as wrong can be(错得太离谱)等。
his failure is as plain as plain can be. 他的失败是再明白不过了。
he is as handsome as (handsome) can be. 他潇洒极了。
she is as kind as can be. 她极为和颜悦色。
mary is as hardworking as can be. 玛丽在班上之用功不输任何人。
he may not be so clever as peter, but he is as industrious as can be.
他也许不如彼得聪明，但却用功极了。
as ... as ever
结构:as，形容词,副词，as ever
说明:此句型意为“与往常一样?”。
he seems to be as busy as ever. 他似乎和往常一样忙碌。
he works as hard as ever. 他和往常一样努力工作。
she was as beautiful as ever after so many years. 过了那么多年，她美丽如故。
... times as ... as ...
结构:倍数词，as，形容词,副词，as?
说明:此句型意为“是?的几倍”。“两倍”是 twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用 times。 an ordinary subway train, approaching the station, can be twice as loud
as the loudest jet.
平常的地下火车接近车站时，发出的声音可能是最大声的喷射机的两倍。 this line is four times as long as that one. 这条线是那条线的四倍长。
i am twice as old as he. 我的年纪是他的两倍。
she studies three times as hard as i. 她用功的程度是我的三倍。
he earns twice as much as he used to. 他比往常多赚二倍的钱。
she spent half as much money as you. 她花掉的钱只有你花掉的一半。
... times the/my n ...
结构:?倍数词，the(或所有格)，名词
说明:此句型意为“是?的几倍”。<倍数词>与<名词>之间一定有 the 或<所有格>。有时可改为“<倍数词>，as，<形容词>”。三倍以上
”，通常用“times”。而“more than，<倍数词>，the(或<所有格>)的“倍
，<名词>”译为“是?的几倍还不止”。
it was over twice the distance of the earth from the sun. 那是地球到太阳的距离的两倍多。
line a is four times the length of line b. 线条 a 是线条 b 的四倍长。 i have five times the number of tom’s books. 我有五倍于汤姆的书。 he has three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍。
he has more than three times my money. 他的钱是我的三倍还不止。
the river is ten times the length of the tamsui river. 这条河的长度是淡水河的十倍。
holland has two-thirds the inhabitants of the state of new york, which is four times
the size of holland. 荷兰的居民是纽约州的三分之二，而纽约州却是荷兰的四倍大。
more than ... as ... as
结构:more than，倍数词，as，形容词,副词，as
说明:此句型意为“是?的几倍还不止”。“两倍”是twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用times。
he is more than three times as rich as i. (=he is three times richer than i.) 他的财富是我的三倍还不止。
he studies more than three times as hard as i. 他用功的程度是我的三倍还不止。 i am more than twice as old as he. 我的年龄是他的两倍还不止。
he has collected more than three times as many stamps as i (have).
他搜集的邮票是我的三倍还不止。
... times ...er than ...
结构:倍数词，形容词或副词比较级，than?
说明:此句型意为“比?大几倍”。“两倍”是twice，而三倍以上的“倍”，通常用
times。 we now know that x-ray waves are 2,000 to 10,000 times shorter than
light waves. 我们现在知道,光波比光波短二千到一万倍。
this street is four times shorter than that one. 这条街道比那条短四倍。
the mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant. 这只
母象比小象重一百倍。
it is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一个的声音大十倍。
this street is three times wider than that one. 这条街比那条街宽三倍。 i am twice older than he. 我的年纪比他大两倍。
not so adj. as adj.
结构:not so，形容词,副词，as，形容词,副词
说明:此句型意为“与其说是?倒不如说是?”。相当于“<形容词>,<副词
>，rather than，<形容词>,<副词>”。
she is not so beautiful as charming. (=she is charming rather than beautiful.)
与其说她美倒不如说她迷人。
he is not so clever as diligent. 与其说他聪明倒不如说他勤奋。
she is not so kind as simple. 与其说她善良不如说她单纯。
not so much + n as + n
结构:not so much，名词，as，名词
说明:此句型意为“与其说是?倒不如说是?”。相当于“<名词>，rather than，<名词>”。
he is not so much a writer as a scholar. 与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。
he is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力胜于天份。
the apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical
accomplishment. 阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。
not so much ... as ...
结构:not so much，介系词词组,不定词词组，as，介系词词组,不定词词组
说明:此句型意为“与其说是?倒不如说是?”。相当于“<介系词词组>,<
不定词词组>，rather than， <介系词词组>/<不定词词组>”。
happiness hinges not so much on wealth as on health.
快乐与其说在于财富倒不如说在于健康。
one’s greatness lies not so much in his wealth as in his character.
一个人的伟大与其说是由他的财富来判断，倒不如说是由他的品德来判断。
success lies not so much in luck as in hard work.
与其说成功在于运气不如说是辛勤努力。
i lay down not so much to sleep as to think.我躺下来与其说是要睡觉，倒不如说
是要思考。
it is not so helpful to give someone some bread as to teach him how to make a living.
与其说给人面包很有帮助，倒不如说教导他如何谋生才重要。
our success was attributed not so much to your help as to our cooperation. 我
们的成功与其归功于您的帮忙，不如归功于我们的合作。
the great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things as to teach
you the art of learning.
学校教育的最大用处，与其说是教你事物，不如说是教你学习的方法。
the oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it. (=the oceans do not divide
the world so much as unite it.)
与其说是海洋分割这个世界，不如说是统一这个世界。
not so much as ...
结构:not so much as ...
说明:此句型意为“甚至都不?”。相当于“not even ...”。本<词组>使用时，
要置于<助动词>之后，即: cannot so much as，原形<动词>(甚至?
都不能)，do not so much as，原形<动词>(甚至?都不)，have not so much as
，过去<分词>(甚至?都没有)。 he cannot so much as write his own name. (=he cannot even write his own name.) 他甚至连自己的名字都不会写。
he did not so much as thank me. 他甚至都没谢我。
he is so stupid that he can’t so much as eat. 他蠢得甚至连吃饭都不会。
when mary walked in, she didn’t so much as take a glance at me, which angered me.
玛丽进门时，连看我一眼都没有，真令人生气。
the more ..., the more ...
结构:the，比较级?，the，比较级?
说明:此句型意为“愈?，就愈?”。若句中的<主词>为一般<名词>，
而非<代名词>(he，it，you，they)或<专有名词>(john，mary)，且
后面的<动词>为 be <动词>时，该 be <动词>可省略。
the more you soften a request, the more polite it becomes.
你愈使请求柔婉，请求就愈变为客气。
the longer you stay here, the more you will like the place.
你在这里待得愈久，你愈会喜欢这个地方。
the more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you will make.
你愈小心，你犯错就会愈少。
the more i learn, the less i feel i know. 学而后知不足。
the closer you stay to nature, the more you will appreciate her beauty.
你愈接近大自然，就愈能了解它的美。
the more leisure he has, the less he stays at home. 愈是有空，他愈不肯待在家里。
the better the boy (is), the more i like him. 这男孩愈好我愈喜欢他。
the colder the weather (is), the more comfortable my life (will be).
天气愈冷，我的生活就愈舒服。
the bigger the house (is), the more money it will cost. 房子愈大愈值钱。 the
more haste, the less speed. 欲速则不达。
the more noble the more humble. 结实愈丰者，其穗愈低。
more profit and less honor. 舍名逐利。
the sooner the better. 事不宜迟。
the more you have, the more you want. 拥有愈多，欲望愈高。
the more you beat iron the harder it grows. 铁不炼不成钢，玉不琢不成器。
... more ... than ...
结构:主词，be 动词，more?than?
说明:此句型意为“?是?而不是?”。在“?”的位置，可以用<名词>，<形容词>，
或带有形容词性的<分词>。
you may also find that reading has become more fun than work!
你或许也会发现阅读已经变成是有趣的事，而不是工作。
it is more a made-up story than a real occurrence.那是杜撰的故事，而不是真实发生的事情。
i was more disappointed than discouraged. 我是失望，而不是泄气。
he seems more like a military officer than a business executive.
他似乎比较像一个军官，而不像一个商业行政主管。
he is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 i am more frightened than hurt. 我吓坏了而没有受伤。
sue is more beautiful than jane. 苏比珍较美。
the computer is more expensive than the typewriter. 这部计算机比这部打字机更贵。
people in the country are happier than people in the city.乡下的人们比城市的人们更快乐。
n1 more ... than n2
结构:名词1，比较级，than，名词2
说明:此句型意为“比?更为?的?”。
people have to live on something more nourishing than hope.
人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。
i have never seen a girl more beautiful than mary. 我从未见过比玛丽更为美丽的
女孩子。
i want some persons more experienced than tom. 我要一些比汤姆更有经验的人。
it is better to v1 than v2
结构:it is，比较级，to，原形动词1?than，(to)，原形动词2?
说明:此句型意为“?比?更?”。than 之后的 to 可以省略。
it is better to laugh than (to) weep. 笑比哭好。
it is more comfortable to lie on a lawn than (to) sit in the office.
躺在草坪上比坐在办公室里舒服。
it is harder to teach than (to) study. 教书比读书辛苦。
make ... more ... of ...
结构:主词，make，受词，more，形容词，of?
说明:此句型意为“?使?更加?”。根据不同的情况，句子可以有不同<时态
darkness would make him more appreciative of sight. 黑暗会使他更加>。
珍惜视力。
their sudden attack made us more aware of the danger around us.
他们突然的攻击使我们更加注意我们周围的危险。
Your encouragement made me more confident of my future.
你的鼓励使我对我的未来更加有信心。
all the more for ...
结构:all the，比较级，for，名词
说明:此句型意为“即使?却更加?;因为?反而更加?”。for 为<介系词>，
之后接<名词>为其<受词>。也可写成“all the，比较级，because-子
句”。because 为<副词><连接词>，之后接<主词>，<动词>，
引导<副词子句>。
you will enjoy stories all the more for having understood the characters in them.
你会因为已经了解小说中的角色，而更加喜欢小说。
i love her all the better for her poverty (=because she is poor). 因为她穷，我反而更
喜欢她。
i like the book all the more for its beautiful illustrations. 我因为精美的插图而更
加喜欢这本书。
He studied all the harder because he had failed (=for his failure).
因为他失败了，他反而更用功念书了。
She is all the more beautiful for her shabby clothing (=because her clothing is
shabby).
即使她衣衫褴褛，却显得更美丽了。
I respect him all the more because he has faults. 因为他有缺点，我反而更尊敬
他。
i like Kyoto all the better for its many narrow streets. 正因为小道多，我反而更喜
欢京都。
范文二：英语中的比较级
形容词与副词比较级讲解与练习
一、 规则变化
1. 一般单音节词未尾加-er,-est tall(高的) taller tallest great(巨大的) greater
greatest
2. 以不发音的e 结尾的单音词 nice(好的) nicer nicest large(大的) larger
largest
3. 双写结尾的辅音字母（辅+元+辅），再加-er ，-est big(大的) bigger biggest hot 热
的) hotter hottest
4." 以辅+y"结尾的双音节词，改y 为i ，再加-er ，-est easy —easier--- easiest busy —
busier--busiest
5. 其他双音节词和多音节词，在前面加more ，most 来构成比较级和最高级。
important(重要的) more important most important easily(容易地) more easily
most easily
二、不规则变化
good(好的)/well(健康的) —better--best bad (坏的)/badly(坏地)---worse--- worst old (老的)--older/elder--oldest/eldest much/many(多的) –more--most
little(少的 less least far (远的) farther/further farthest/furthest
用法
1. 同级比较 两者相比（甲＝乙），用“as+原级＋as ”
e.g. Tom is as tall as Jack She could do as well as a man. He runs as fast as I.
两者相比（甲乙），用“比较级＋than ”表示 e.g. This room is bigger than that one. I am taller than you. This lesson is more difficult
than that one.
（2）表示“?不如?”，用“less ＋原级＋than ”结构
e.g. The book is less difficult than that one. The film is less interesting than that one.
（3）不与其他事物相比，表示本身程度的改变，用“比较级＋and ＋比较级”结构，意思是
“越来越?”
e.g. The weather is getting colder and colder. Our country is becoming more and more
beautiful.
注意：修饰比较级的词有much, even, far, a lot, a little等，表示“??得多”，“甚至??”，
表程度。
e.g. Today is much colder than yesterday.
附加： 常见比较级五句型
1> Who / Which + be +比较级 , A or B ?
Who is taller, Tom or John? Which is more expensive, a bicycle or a computer?
2> ~ + be + the 比较级 + of the two. (两个之中比较?的那一个，~包含在两个之中) Tom is the taller of the two. = Tom is taller than the other boy.
3> much / a lot / even / far + 比较级 A compute is much more expensive than a bicycle. 计算机
比自行车贵多了
4> "The+形容词比较级..., the+形容词比较级...", 表示 " 越... 就越..." 。 The more you study, the more you know. 你学的越多, 就知道的越多。
5> " 形容词比较级 + and + 形容词比较级 ", 表示 " 越来越... "。 The computer is cheaper
and cheaper.
3. 最高级用于表示三者或三者以上中的“最”。
A ＋be+ the+最高级+ in/of＋表范围的短语e.g. He is the tallest boy in our class. He is the
oldest of the three.
of 在??之中/之一 in 在??范围之中
1> Who / Which + be +最高级, A, B, or C ? Which is the most expensive, a bicycle, a motorcycle, or a car? 自行车，摩托车和汽车，哪一个
最贵？
2> ~ + be + one of the +最高级 +复数名词, 表示" 最??的??之一" 。 The Yellow River is one of the longest rivers in China. 黄河是中国最长的河流之一。
3> "?+ be +the + 序数词 +最高级 +单数名词 + 范围", 表示" ??是??. 的第几??" 。
She is the second tallest student in our class. 她是我们班第二高的学生
范文三：初二英语比较级
一、形容词比较级和最高级的构成
形容词的比较级和最高级变化形式规则如下：
① 一般单音节词末尾加er 和 est 如：strong stronger strongest
② 单音节词如果以e结尾，只加r 和st 如：strange stranger strangest ③ 闭音节单音节词如末尾只有一个辅音字母，必须先双写这个辅音字母，再加er和est
big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
sad sadder saddest
④ 少数以y,er(或ure),ow,ble结尾的双音节词，末尾加er和est(以y结尾的词，如y前是辅音字母，把y变成i，再加er和est，以e结尾的词仍只加r和st)
clever cleverer cleverest
narrow narrower narrowest
noble nobler noblest
angry angrier angrest
⑤ 其他双音节和多音节词都在前面加单词more和most
different
different more
different most
二、形容词比较级或最高级的特殊形式：
1. 三个或三个以上音节的形容词只能加more和most
只能说 more beautiful而不能说beautifuller; 只能说the most beautiful而不能说beautifullest。
但是，以形容前缀un结尾的三音节形容词不适合上述情况，如unhappy,untidy，我们可以说：unhappier→unhappiest, untidier→untidiest
2. 由ING分词和ED分词演变过来的形容词(包括不规则动词如
know→known)只能加more或most来表示它们的比较级和最高级
more(most) striking, more(most) interesting, more(most) wounded,
more(most)worn等。
3. 英语里有些形容词由于其词义而不可能有比较级形式
absolute fatal main right universal
chief final naked simulta- utter
entire foremost perfect neous vital
eternal inevitable possible sufficient whole
excellent infinite primary supreme wooden
三、不规则形容词的比较级和最高级形式
good
well better best
many
much more most
little
few less least
far farther arthest
further furthest
第二节 副词比较级和最高级的形式
副词比较级和最高级的变化形式与形容词基本上一样
一般 副词
hard→harder →hardest
fast→faster →fastest
late→later →latest
early→earlier →earliest
特殊 副词
well →better →best
much →more →most
badly →worse →worst
little →less →least 但是，开放类副词即以后缀ly结尾的副词不能像形容词那样加er或est，如
quickly →more quickly →most quickly quietly →more quietly →most quietly 〔注〕： early中的ly不是后缀，故可以把y变i再加er和est
范文四：英语中比较级的用法
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英语中比较级的用法
一、基本用法
1.形容词比较级+than：
Jack is taller than Tom.
杰克比汤姆高。
2.more/less/fewer+名词+than：
Lucy spent more money on books than her sister.
露西花在书上的钱比她妹妹多。
3.不定冠词/零冠词+形容词比较级+名词+than：
Tom is a more efficient worker than Jack.
汤姆是一个工作效率比杰克高的人。
4.the+比较级+of 词组表示“两个中较??的一个”：
Lucy is the taller of the two girls.
露西是两个女孩中个子较高的一个。
5.比较级形式表达最高级含义：
“比较级+than any other+单数名词”表示“比其他任何??都??”。
Lucy is taller than any other girl in her class.
露西比班上任何一个女孩都高。(即露西是班上最高的女生。)
二、特殊用法
1.more and more...(越来越??)
Lucy becomes more and more beautiful.
露西变得越来越漂亮。
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The harder we work, the more progress we will make.
我们工作越努力，我们取得的进步就越大。
3.比较级前可加much,a lot, far, even, still, a little, no, any等表示程度的词来修饰。 The job is far more difficult than before.
这工作比以前困难多了。
4. more和less用作代词，与某些可等级名词搭配：
He is more/ less of a sportsman than his best friend.
=He is more/ less sportsman like than his best friend.
他比他最好的朋友更像/更不像一个运动员。
5.表示倍数的比较级用法：
倍数+ the + size / length / depth /height +of
=倍数+ as +形容词原级+ as
=倍数+比较级+than
The new building is three times the height of the old one.
=The new building is three times as high as the old one.
=The new building is twice higher than the old one.
这座新楼是旧楼的三倍高。
范文五：英语中比较级的用法总结
英语中比较级的用法总结
英语中的比较级一直是用法丰富的一种表达形式，在影视译配和陪同翻译等口语化翻译服务中，比较级的运用尤为频繁。然而比较级许多时候表达的并不是其字面意思。我们先来看三个句子：
1、John runs faster than Tom.
2、John is more a teacher than a poet.
3、This is more than I can tell you.
第一句是真正的比较，比的是两人同一特点：跑的速度快。但为什么不说Tom runs slower than John呢?因为两种说法含义不一样，会使人觉得“两个人跑得都很慢，汤姆更慢”。
真正比较的句子一般都相对容易理解。但是有时可考虑将这种比较中的比较级译成动词，如：
They are asked to strive for lower birth rate.
要求他们尽力降低出生率。
翻译比较级的否定形式时也要注意。John does not run faster than Tom. 这是本文讨论的第一句的否定形式，意为“约翰并不比汤姆跑得快。”其含义是“两人跑得一样快”。
John runs no faster than Tom. 这一句和上一句不一样，意为“约翰不见得比汤姆跑得快。”言外之意是“汤姆跑得不快，约翰也不怎么样”，即“两人跑得都不快”。这就是说，比较级和no连用时，说话人的着眼点在反面，这种no加上比较级用于名词时，意义又有所不同，如：
A big elephant is no more an animal than a little cat.
小猫虽小，却和大象一样也是动物。
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.
正像拥有钢琴并不能使你成为钢琴家，有孩子不见得会使你成为好家长。
本文开头的第二句当然不能译成“约翰比教师更诗人”，这已经不是真正的比较，因为teacher和poet是不同的概念，无法相比。这种用法表示一种对比的概念。这一句的正确译法应是：“与其说是约翰是个诗人，还不如说他是个教师”。下面几句都是这中表示对比关系的：
The man is more dead than alive.
这人已是半死不活。
Comparison, more than reality, make men happy or wretched.
使人感到幸福与不幸的与其说是现实，还不如说是比较。
本文开头的第三句又不一样，照字面译成“这比我能告诉你的还要多”就打错特错了。英语中常用more than这种肯定的形式表示一种婉转的否定。这一句的意思是“这我可不能告诉你了。”
下面例句都表示婉转的否定：
He has better sense than be carried away by success.
他很明智，不会被胜利冲昏头脑。
You might have been more careful.
你不应该这么不小心。
这一句如果译成“你本来可以更小心一些”语气太轻。要特别注意类似的虚拟语气的用法。又如：
I had expected better judgment from you.
没想到你会这么不明事理。
望文生义是翻译中的大忌，由于语言习惯的不同甚至是语境的不同，同一句话都会有多种理解。因此译员们一定要认真负责，在理解原文真正含义的基础上做出精彩的本地化翻译。
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