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1、-1(1).not so much.as(but).与其说还不如说(2).not so much that.as(but)that.与其说还不如说(3).not so much as.(=not even)甚至于不,连也不(4).might as well.as.与其说还不如说 例1:He is not so much a teacher as a scholar.译文:与其说他是教师,还不如说是学者。注意翻译时动作的对象 例2:It wasnt so much his appearance I liked as his personality.译文:与其说我喜欢他的外表,不如说我喜欢他的品格
2、。例3:Its not so much that I dont want to e but I just havent got the time.译文:倒不是因为我不想来,而是我根本没有时间。例4:He didnt so much as say thank you after all wed done for him.译文:我们为他干了则多事,他甚至连都没有说一声。例5:You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.译文:与其将钱借给他,还不如把钱丢进大海。注意翻译时动作的对象 注意:more.than.1)
3、she is more beautiful than her sister.她比她姐姐漂亮。2)George is more intelligent than aggressive.与其说乔治言行放肆,不如说他聪颖过人。以上第1)句是 more.than 构造的一般用法,即在两个不同的事物之间就同一方面作比拟;而第2)句是就同一个人的两个不同方面作比拟。因此要译成“与其说还不如说。more.than 构造在上述1)2)两句中的用法也适用于 less.than 构造,得出相反的含义:例如:1)John is less daring than quick-witted.与其说约翰胆大,不如说他脑子
4、灵活。2)George was less intelligent than aggressive.与其说乔治聪颖过人,不如说他言行放肆。2几个不定代词的固定搭配:have none of:不参加;不准;不承受-I will have none of your stupid ideas!我才不承受你那愚蠢的想法!He was offered a job but he said hed have none of it.他有一个工作时机,但他说他不承受。none but(=nothing but):只有(=only)None but the brave deserves the fair.只有英雄才
5、配得上美人。She chose none but the best.她只选最好的。She is nothing but a child.她只不过是个孩子。none other than:表示惊讶不是别人,正是(=no one else but)Its none other than Tom!We thought you were in Africa.none the+比拟级词+for:毫不,一点也不 He spent 2 weeks in hospital but hes none the better for it.他在医院里待了两个星期,但一点也没好转。My car is none the
6、 worse for wear.我的车子一点也没有损耗。none the wiser:不知情 If we take only one piece of cake,mother will be none the wiser.如果我们只拿一小块蛋糕,母亲是不会知道的。none too:(在形容词或副词前)不太;一点都不 The service in this restaurant is none too fast.这家旅馆的效劳一点效率都没有。anything but:除-之外什么都此处的 but 等于 e*cept决不(=not at all)I eat anything but(e*cept)
7、fish.除了鱼,我什么都吃。She is anything but a good cook.她决不是个好厨师。(即:除了好厨师,她什么都是。)anything of:疑问句/条件句一点点;否认句一点也没有 Is he anything of a poet?他有一点点诗人的样子吗.I havent seen anything of him lately.最近我没有见过他。for anything:(否认句)给什么都不,决不 I wont go there for anything.我决不去那里。-or anything:意味着还有其他的可能性 If Bernard wants to call
8、me or anything,Ill be here all day.如果伯纳德要找我或什么的,我整天都会在这儿。if anything:假设有任何不同的话 If anything,my new job is harder than my old one.要说有什么不同的话,我的新工作反而比旧工作要难些。or something:或什么的表示说话者不能肯定 She is a stewardess or something.她是空姐或什么的。something like:有点像,大约 An airship is shaped something like a cigar.飞船的形状有点像雪茄。s
9、omething of a.:多少有点,有几分像,略懂 hes something of a book collector.他有几分像书籍收藏家。something to/in:表达等有些道理 Theres something to/in what you say;Ill take your advice.你说的有些道理,我会承受你的建议 have/be something to do with:与有关 I think Guy Fawkes had/was something to do with a plan to blow up the bridge.我想盖佛克跟图谋炸毁桥梁有关。noth
10、ing but(=none but=only):仅仅,只不过 We could see nothing but fog.除了雾之外我们什么也看不见。for nothing:免费的;徒劳的;无缘无故的 She got the ticket for nothing.她免费得到那票。All our preparation for nothing!No ones even e to the party.我们为宴会所作的准备都白费了!连一个人都没来。They quarreled for nothing.他们无缘无故地争吵。make nothing of:(常和 can 一起用)不理解;不重视,轻视(=t
11、hink nothing of)-I could make nothing of the passage.我不理解这篇文章。He makes/thinks nothing of working ten hours a day.他不在乎一天工作十小时。to say nothing of:更不用说=not to mention/without mentioning Three people were badly hurt,to say nothing of damage to the building.三个人受了重伤,建筑物的损害更不用说了。have nothing to do with:与无关
12、I have nothing to do with the accident.我与这场事故无关。nothing if not:格外地;非常地(=very/much/e*tremely)He was nothing if not clever.(=He was very clever.)他格外聪明。nothing of:无的局部;无的气质 There was nothing of the lady in her behavior.她的举止根本没有淑女的气质。区别:all but 几乎,差一点,除以外其余都是 but for 要不是 but that+从句:假设不是 例1:She all but
13、fainted when she heard the news.译文:她听到这一消息时几乎晕倒了。注:此句中 a11 but 意为 nearly,almost。试比照:All but the little children thought that the trip was e*citing 译文:除了小孩,大家都认为这次旅行是冲动人心的。此句中 all but 意为 a11 e*cept。例2:But for the rain we should have a pleasant journey.译文:要不是下雨,我们的旅行本来是愉快的。例3:He would have helped us b
14、ut that he was short of money at the time.译文:假设不是他那时缺钱,他是会帮助我们的。-注1)but that引导的从句中谓语用述语气。2)but that有灵活的译法。如:Nothing would satisfy that child but that I place her on my lap(那孩子什么都不要,只要我把她抱在怀里。)3“名词+or+名词构造中 or 后的名词是同位语,应译为“即;或者称 例1:Moreover,technology includes techniques,or ways to do things,as well
15、as the machines that may or may not be necessary to apply them.译文:再者,除机器外技术还包括技艺,即制作方法,而动用这些技艺并不一定都需要机器。4“only+to do意为“,结果却,即表示与句子谓语动作的目的相反的结果。例1:They dont have to pay for e*pensive seats at the theatre,the cinema or the opera,only to discover,perhaps,that the show is disappointing.译文:他们不必花钱去戏院、电影院或
16、歌剧院买价格很贵的票,如果去了,结果却可能发现,所演的节目令人失望。例2:They hurried there only to find the meeting canceled.译文:他们匆匆忙忙赶到那儿,结果却发现会议被取消了。5not more/-er than 与 no more/-er than 构造 比拟:John is not better than Tom.John is no better than Tom.前一句表示“约翰不比汤姆好,属于普通的比拟构造;后一例用了 no 情况就不同了。no better than 相当于 as bad as,含义是两人一样坏。这里,“no+
17、形容词或副词比拟级+than所表示的可以说是该形容词或副词的反意。例如:no richer than=as poor as 和一样穷 no bigger than=as small as 和一样小 no later than=as early as 和一样早 同样地:I have not taken more than si*courses this semester.I have taken no more than si*courses this semester.-前一句的含义是本学期选的课不多于六门;后一句的含义是只选了六门。强调“少。上述构造与表示前后都否认的 no more.tha
18、n(=not.any more than)又有所不同:例:A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.鲸和马同样不是鱼。另外,在*些构造中,单独使用 more than 也能表示否认概念:例1:That is more than I can tell.我简直不能说。例2:My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing.我去不仅仅是旅游观光而已。6no more.than.(=not.any more than)和样都不(表示前后都否认)例1:The heart is no more intelligent than
19、 the stomach,for they are both controlled by the brain.心脏和胃一样都无智力可言,因为它们都是由大脑控制的。例2:There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take,any more than they can limit how much water you drink 译文:他们没有理由限制你服用多少维他命,就像他们不能限制你喝多少水一样。例3:More and more Afro-Americans see him as a tricky enemy who h
20、as no more love for them than he has for the Congolese 译文:越来越多的美国黑人认识到他是个诡计多端的敌人。他仇视美国黑人,正像他仇视刚果人民一样。(直译:,他不爱美国黑人,正像他不爱刚果人一样。)注释:not.any more than 是 no more.than 的一种强调形式。例如:1)Jack is no more intelligent than John.(=Jack is not intelligent any more than John.)杰克与约翰一样都不聪明。2)A man can no more fly than
21、a bird can speak.(=A man cannot fly any more than a bird can speak.)人不会飞翔,就像鸟不会说话一样。3)As a nation,the French are no more eager to 1earn about their wartime failings than are the Japanese.(=As a nation,the French are not eager to learn about their wartime failings any more than are the Japanese.)作为一个
22、国家,法国正如日本一样不积极地从他们的战争失败中吸取教训。上述例句说明,no more.than 并不表示比拟,而是表示比喻,含有比喻意义的比拟级用于否认时,than 后面的从句不用否认式,但译成汉语时要用否认式。而与上述句型意义相反的是:no less.than,意为:“和同样是。例如:-Human is no less an animal than a monkey is.人和猴都是动物。而 no less than 的意思为:“简直是,实在是,例如:1)It is no less than blackmail to ask such a high price.如此索要高价,简直是敲诈。2
23、)It is no less than a scandal.这实在是一件丑闻。7not nearly(=by no means,far from)远不 例1:The food supply will not increase nearly enough to match this,which means that we are heading into a crisis in the matter of producing and marketing food.译文:食品供给将远远赶不上人口的增长,这就意味着我们在粮食的生产和购销方面正面临危机。注:1)this 是指上面提到的“到21世纪初世
24、界人口将增加到60亿或70亿。2)又如:There are not nearly enough people here to do the job(这里的人手远远不够承当这项工作。)8“更不用说的表示法:much less still less 以上两短语引导的词组或从句,表示一种追加的否认,less 是由 little 的比拟级,所以这两个词组只能用于否认句中,可译为“更不用说,更不必 开场白 许多学生认为数学是枯燥的、乏味的。一些非数学教师在听完一堂数学课后,往往这样评价:思路清晰、语言精练、解题严谨,就是太乏味、缺少趣味性,让人昏昏欲睡。则,如何调动学生的上课积极性,引发他们的好奇心.设
25、计好“开场白,非常关键。下面是数学课的几个片断:动手实验式“开场白:桌上摆满了切成各种形状的萝卜,大伙好似还在热列地讨论着什么。教师微笑问:“同学们,用一个平面去截一个正方体,截出的面可能是什么形状.悬念式“开场白:教师一上讲台,成心神神秘秘地说“你们每人随便想一-个自然数,将这个数乘5减7,再把结果乘2加14。“你们算得的结果个位数字一定是0。顿时教室里象炸了锅似的,“等你学了字母表示数,你也会算了。故事式“开场白:为了让学生体会图形的边长、周长、面积在变化过程中的关系,领会列方程解应用题时,关键是捕捉到不变的量。教师先给学生讲了一个故事:父亲的羊越来越多,想拆旧羊圈扩大面积,可是没有多余的篱笆,怎么办呢.他叫来了儿子,儿子不慌不忙地说:“爸,我有方法。“你看,旧羊圈长70米,宽30米,面积2100平方米。如果改成50米见方的新羊圈,不用添篱笆,羊圈面积就有2500平方米。诸如此类的还有:“贴近生活式开场白;“设疑式开场白;“名言式开场白;“趣味式开场白;“实例式开场白;“比喻式开场白等等。向学生提出恰当的问题,激发起学生的兴趣,提高他们学习的积极性。
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