1、“more than”的用法小結(jié) 摘要：more than 這個短語，在英語閱讀中會經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)，并且也是各種考試的熱點(diǎn)。對于某些學(xué)生來說，在其理解與運(yùn)用上似乎總是一個難點(diǎn)。本文歸納了more than的一些常見用法。關(guān)鍵詞：more than 用法more than 相當(dāng)于一個形容詞或副詞短語，在句中作定語或狀語，修飾其后的動詞、副詞、數(shù)詞或名詞等。1. more than 后跟數(shù)詞，相當(dāng)于over，翻譯成“多、超過”等，強(qiáng)調(diào)某物數(shù)量上超出某一范圍。 More than 20 people were killed in the car crash. 車禍中有二十多人遇難。 Tom has col

2、lected more than 500 stamps so far. 到目前為止，湯姆已收集了500多張郵票。 I am more than 20. 我有20多歲了。 Our school enrolled more than 800 new students this year. 我們學(xué)校今年招收了八百多名新生。2. more than 后跟名詞或動名詞，相當(dāng)于 not just, not only，表示“不只是、不僅僅是”等。例如：He is more than a teacher to us and she is our friend. 他不只是教師，她還是我們的朋友。Hibernat

3、ion is more than sleep. 冬眠不僅僅是睡眠。Wood is used for more than building. 木頭不僅僅用于建筑。My trip to Shanghai is more than sightseeing. 我去上海不僅僅是旅游觀光。注：more than one意為“不止一個”，若用作主語，謂語用單數(shù)；more +復(fù)數(shù)名詞+than one做主語時，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。例如：More than one teacher has been to Beijing in this school. 這所學(xué)校的教師中，不止一人去過北京。More teachers th

4、an one have been to Beijing in this school. 這所學(xué)校的教師中，不止一人去過北京。 More than one book has been translated into foreign languages. 不止一本書被譯成了外語。More than one student likes to play football after school. 不止一個學(xué)生喜歡放學(xué)后踢足球。3. more than后跟形容詞、副詞相當(dāng)于very, much, 表示“十分、非常、很”等。例如：She is more than happy. 她非常高興。You mus

5、t be more than careful with the precision instruments in doing experiments. 做實(shí)驗(yàn)時對精密儀器你要十分小心。I was more than surprised; I was astonished. 我不是一般的吃驚，而是震驚。She speaks French more than fluently. 她法語講得十分流利。The teacher was more than pleased with what youve said. 老師對你的回答非常滿意。Im more than glad to hear the goo

6、d news. 聽到這個好消息，我非常高興。4. more than后跟從句，相當(dāng)于not only, over等，表示“不僅僅是、超過、難以、，簡直不能”等，從句中常用can或could。例如：That is more than I can understand.那非我所懂的。The hurt and pain were more than he could stand. 他無法承受那些傷害和痛苦。The cold was more than I could bear. 天氣冷得我受不了。The beauty of Hangzhou is more than we can describe.

7、杭州景色之美是我們無法描述的。How she manages to live is more than I can tell. 她是如何生活的，我猜不透。Its more than flesh and blood can bear. 此非血肉之軀所能忍受。二. more than的否定結(jié)構(gòu)more than的否定結(jié)構(gòu)是no more than和not more than，但兩者意義和用法各不相同。no more than后跟名詞或數(shù)詞，相當(dāng)于only，表示“僅僅、只有”“和一樣不”，含有嫌少的感情色彩；而not more than后跟名詞或數(shù)詞，相當(dāng)于at most, no less than，表示“至多、不超過”，不含嫌少的感情色彩。例如：Weve learned no more than 9 lessons this term. 本學(xué)期我們只學(xué)了9課課文。（含有嫌少的感情色彩）We havent learned more than 9 lessons this term. 本學(xué)期我們至多學(xué)了9課課文。（客觀敘述，不含嫌少的感情色彩）There are no more than 70 students in the classroom . 教室里僅僅有70個學(xué)生。There are not more than 70 students in the c