其他有关 as / than 的重要用法

第十章　比较句构

第三节　其他有关 as / than 的重要用法

d. 比较级 + and + 比较级　　愈来愈……

It's getting warmer and warmer every year.

气候每年变得愈来愈暖和了。

The girl became more and more beautiful as she got older.

随着年龄渐渐增长，这女孩变得愈来愈漂亮了。

The law student studied harder and harder.

那名法律系学生愈来愈用功。

e.  all the + 比较级 + | for + N           |

                            because 子句

即令……却更加……；就是因为……却更加……

本词组中的 for 为介词，之后接名词作受词。

because则为副词连接词，引导副词子句。for

及 because 原本表『因为』，但在此句型中，翻译老手均译成『即使』或『即令』，更吻合英文的意思。

I like him very much.

副词

→  I like him all the better | for his stubbornness. |

                                     because he is

                                     stubborn.

即使他固执，我却更喜欢他。∕我就是因为他固执而更加喜欢他。

The children are rebellious.

形容词

→  The children are all the more rebellious

   | for their parents' strictness.        |

     because their parents are strict.

正因他们的父母严格，那些孩子反而更加叛逆。

He studied hard.

副词

→  He studied all the harder | for his failure. |

                                             because he

                                             had failed.

正因他失败了，所以他更用功念书。

She is beautiful.

形容词

→  She is all the more beautiful

   | for her lack of caring.              |

     because she doesn't care.

即使她随性不羁，她却显得更加美丽。∕就因为她的随性不羁，她显得更加美丽。

f.  none the + 比较级 + | for + N           |

                                 because 子句

即使……却一点也不……

His health is not good.

形容词

→  His health is none the better

   | for his exercise.            |

     because he exercises.

即使他运动，他的健康状况却一点也不好。

She is not beautiful.

形容词

→  She is none the more beautiful because

   she is wearing a fancy dress.

即使她身穿时髦洋装，却一点也不美丽。

g.  none the less + | adj. | + | for + N           |

                          adv.       because 子句

即使……却仍然……

none the less 为副词，原意为『一点也不少』，

译成『仍然』，可修饰动词、形容词或副词。

1) 修饰动词，置于该动词之后。

I love him none the less because he is poor.

及物动词

即使他穷，我还是一样爱他。

2) 修饰形容词，置于该形容词之前。

She is none the less beautiful for her lack of caring.          形容词

即使她随性不羁，却依然美丽。

3) 修饰副词，置于该副词之前。

He studied none the less hard because he had failed the exam.     副词

即使未考及格，他仍然用功念书。

       no more...than...

……不是……正如……不是……

       no less...than...和……一样……

a. 此类句构一共有四种：

1)  no more...than...

……不是……正如……不是……

He is no more a student than I (am).

他不是学生，正如我也不是学生一样。

2)  no less...than...　　和……一样……

He is no less good at English than John (is).

他和约翰一样精通英文。

3)  not more...than...　　没有比……更……

She is not more beautiful than Mary (is).

她没有比玛丽更漂亮。

4)  not less...than...　　至少与……一样……

She is not less beautiful than Mary (is). （罕）

她至少与玛丽一样美。