为理工类辅导资料:句型分析... no more ... than ...
结构︰A 动词 no more B than C 动词 D
说明︰此句型意为“A 不是 B 正如 C 不是 D”。“no more ... than”等于“not ... any more than”。若 than之后的词类与前面的词类相同,可以省略;若不同,则不可省略。
A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 鲸鱼不是鱼正如马不是鱼一样。
A home without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.
没有爱的家不是家,就如同没有灵魂的身体不是人一样。
He is no more able to speak English than I am (able to speak English).
和我不会说英语一样,他也不会说英语。
He is no more considerate of others than his brother is. 他不体谅别人,就跟他弟弟一样。
He can no more sing than I can dance. 他不会唱歌正如我不会跳舞一样。
We can no more live without sleep than (we can) without water.
我们没有睡眠不能活,正如我们没有水就不能活一样。
I am no more out of my mind than you are (out of your mind). 你我两人都没有疯狂。
Tom was no more surprised than (he was) disappointed at this news.
汤姆听见那消息既不惊讶也不失望。
He is no better (no more good) at English than I am. 他的英文不好,就像我一样。
... no less ... than ...
结构︰A 动词 no less B than C 动词 D
说明︰此句型意为“A 是 B 和 C 是 D 一样”。“no less ... than”等于“as ... as”,no less 之后可置<副词>或 <形容词>修饰。
A whale is no less a mammal than a horse is. 鲸鱼和马一样都是哺乳动物。
He is no less clever than his elder brother. 他和他的大哥一样聪明。
She is no less good at swimming than Mary. 她和玛丽一样擅长游泳。
His parents are no less happy over his engagement than he is (happy over his engagement).
他的双亲对他订婚的高兴并不亚于他自己。
He studies no less hard than John. 他和约翰一样用功。
Associating with good friends is no less important to us than choosing good books.
交益友与选择好书对我们同样重要。
A good shirt is no less expensive than a jacket.一件好衬衫的昂贵程度并不比一件夹克衫差。
Sports wears, no less than suits, are very much saleable.运动服和西服套一样,非常畅销。
not more ... than ...
结构︰not more…than…
说明︰此句型意为“没有比…更多;最多只是和…一样”。等于“at best as ... as”。
She is not more beautiful than Mary. 她不比玛丽美丽--顶多只是和玛丽一样美。
I was not more surprised than he (was). 我不像他那样惊讶。
He is not more handsome than I. 他不比我潇洒--顶多跟我一样潇洒。