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Than做连词的用法
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Than做连词的用法
1.比,比较
She looks younger than she is.她看起来比她实际岁数显得要年轻。
He runs a lot faster than I.他跑得比我快多了。
2.(用于rather, sooner之后)与其...(宁愿...)
I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.与其和他们去购物,我倒宁愿留在家里读点书。
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Than做连词的用法
3.(用于else, other等之后)除了...(之外)
She has never been to a big city other than Chicago.除芝加哥外她没有去过别的大城市。
4.(用于no sooner, scarcely, hardly之后)当,就
No sooner had we left the village than it began to rain.我们刚离开村子,天就下起雨来了。
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rather than 用法小结
rather than 与would 连用时,构成“would rather...than”句式,意思是“宁愿……而不愿”,表示主观愿望,即在两者之中选择其一。
eg. She'd rather die than lose the children. 她宁愿死也不愿失去孩子们。
rather than 不与would连用时,表示客观事实,意为“是……而不是……;与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。现分述如下:
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(1) 连接两个名词或代词
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员,不如说他是一个探险者。
注意:rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。
(2) 连接两个形容词
The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜