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1、more than的用法小结“more than”的用法小结 摘要：more than 这个短语，在英语阅读中会经常出现，并且也是各种考试的热点。对于某些学生来说，在其理解与运用上似乎总是一个难点。本文归纳了more than的一些常见用法。 关键词：more than 用法 more than 相当于一个形容词或副词短语，在句中作定语或状语，修饰其后的动词、副词、数词或名词等。 1. more than 后跟数词，相当于over，翻译成“多、超过”等，强调某物数量上超出某一范围。 More than 20 people were killed in the car crash. 车祸中有二十
2、多人遇难。 Tom has collected more than 500 stamps so far. 到目前为止，汤姆已收集了500多张邮票。 I am more than 20. 我有20多岁了。 Our school enrolled more than 800 new students this year. 我们学校今年招收了八百多名新生。 2. more than 后跟名词或动名词，相当于 not just, not only，表示“不只是、不仅仅是”等。例如： 1 He is more than a teacher to us and she is our friend. 他不只
3、是教师，她还是我们的朋友。 Hibernation is more than sleep. 冬眠不仅仅是睡眠。 Wood is used for more than building. 木头不仅仅用于建筑。 My trip to Shanghai is more than sightseeing. 我去上海不仅仅是旅游观光。 注：more than one意为“不止一个”，若用作主语，谓语用单数；more +复数名词+than one做主语时，谓语用复数。例如： More than one teacher has been to Beijing in this school. 这所学校的教师中
4、，不止一人去过北京。 More teachers than one have been to Beijing in this school. 这所学校的教师中，不止一人去过北京。 More than one book has been translated into foreign languages. 不止一本书被译成了外语。 More than one student likes to play football after school. 不止一个学生喜欢放学后踢足球。 3. more than后跟形容词、副词相当于very, much, 表示“十分、非常、很”等。例如： 2 She i
5、s more than happy. 她非常高兴。 You must be more than careful with the precision instruments in doing experiments. 做实验时对精密仪器你要十分小心。 I was more than surprised; I was astonished. 我不是一般的吃惊，而是震惊。 She speaks French more than fluently. 她法语讲得十分流利。 The teacher was more than pleased with what youve said. 老师对你的回答非常
6、满意。 Im more than glad to hear the good news. 听到这个好消息，我非常高兴。 4. more than后跟从句，相当于not only, over等，表示“不仅仅是、超过、难以、，简直不能”等，从句中常用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. 他无法承受那些伤害和痛苦。 The cold was more than I could bear. 天气冷得我受不了。 The beauty
7、 of Hangzhou is more than we can describe. 3 杭州景色之美是我们无法描述的。 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. 此非血肉之躯所能忍受。 二. more than的否定结构 more than的否定结构是no more than和not more than，但两者意义和用法各不相同。no more than后跟名词或数词，相当于only，表示“仅仅、只有”“和一样不”，含有嫌少的感情
8、色彩；而not more than后跟名词或数词，相当于at most, no less than，表示“至多、不超过”，不含嫌少的感情色彩。例如： Weve learned no more than 9 lessons this term. 本学期我们只学了9课课文。 We havent learned more than 9 lessons this term. 本学期我们至多学了9课课文。 There are no more than 70 students in the classroom . 教室里仅仅有70个学生。 4 There are not more than 70 students in the classroom.教室里不超过70个学生。 This room is no bigger than that one.这个房间和那个房间一样都不大。 This room is not bigger than that one .这个房间不如那个房间大。 5
