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He is no more a teacher than a worker. 他既不是教師,也不是工人。That afternoon they drank more coffee than had been our custom. 那天下午他們喝的咖啡比通常的要多。)He was more friend than servant to me. 與其說他是我的仆人,不如說他是我的朋友。John is more daring than quickwitted. 與其說約翰腦子靈活,不如說他膽大妄為。The theatre was no more than a painted barn. 所謂戲院,不過是一個刷了漆的倉庫而已。It’s more than flesh and blood can bear. 此非血肉之軀所能忍受。She speaks French more than fluently. 她法語講得十分流利。3. more than后跟動詞、形容詞、副詞、或介詞,相當于very, much, not only, especially,表示“不僅、十分、非常、很、更加、非但”等。My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing. 我去北京不僅僅是旅游觀光。一.因為more than 與more …than 除了具備其基本用法外,還有些特殊用法。Hibernation is more than sleep. 冬眠不僅僅是睡眠。More ships than one were damaged in the storm. 不止一艘輪船在這次暴風雨中受損。 it’s perfect. 她的表演十分精彩,簡直就是完美無缺。例如:The hurt and pain were more than he could stand. 他無法承受那些傷害和痛苦。(客觀敘述,不含嫌少的感情色彩)There were not more than 70 students in the classroom then. 當時教室里至多有70個學生。You get more tired when you lift a heavy load than a light one. 挑東西多比挑東西少累人。例如:He is more dead than alive. 與其說他還活在人世,不如說他是行尸走肉。It was more a crossexamination than an interview. 與其說這是一次面試,不如說是審訊。例如:He is more knave than fool. 與其說他愚蠢無能,不如說他厚顏無恥。 Tom was better than worse. (此句不成立) more … than后跟從句,t