Than做連詞的用法
Page 2 Than做連詞的用法n1.比 ,比 較She looks younger than she is.她 看 起 來(lái) 比 她實(shí) 際 歲 數(shù) 顯 得 要 年 輕 。 He runs a lot faster than I.他 跑 得 比 我 快 多 了 。n2.(用 于 rather, sooner之 后 )與 其 .(寧 愿 .)I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.與 其 和 他 們 去購(gòu) 物 ,我 倒 寧 愿 留 在 家 里 讀 點(diǎn) 書 。 Page 3 Than做連詞的用法n3.(用于else, other等之后)除了.(之外)She has never been to a big city other than Chicago.除芝加哥外她沒(méi)有去過(guò)別的大城市。 n4.(用于no sooner, scarcely, hardly之后)當(dāng),就No sooner had we left the village than it began to rain.我們剛離開村子,天就下起雨來(lái)了。 Page 4 rather than 用法小結(jié) nrather than 與would 連用時(shí),構(gòu)成“would rather.than”句式,意思是“寧愿而不愿”,表示主觀愿望,即在兩者之中選擇其一。eg. Shed rather die than lose the children. 她寧愿死也不愿失去孩子們。nrather than 不與would連用時(shí),表示客觀事實(shí),意為“是而不是;與其不如”。它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語(yǔ))、動(dòng)名詞、分句、不定式、動(dòng)詞等?,F(xiàn)分述如下: Page 5 n(1) 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說(shuō)他是一個(gè)海員,不如說(shuō)他是一個(gè)探險(xiǎn)者。 注意:rather than 連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)與rather than 前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。 n(2) 連接兩個(gè)形容詞 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說(shuō)她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說(shuō)它漂亮。 Page 6 n(3) 連接兩個(gè)介詞(短語(yǔ))或動(dòng)名詞 We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我們是在教室里開會(huì),不是在大廳里。 n(4) 連接兩個(gè)分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。 Page 7 n(5) 連接兩個(gè)不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我決定寫信而不打電話。 注意:rather than 后接不定式時(shí),不定式可以帶to,也可以不帶to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首時(shí),則只能接不帶to 的不定式。如:Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜爛掉,把它們以半價(jià)賣掉了。 Page 8 n(6) 連接兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞 He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來(lái)的,而不是走來(lái)的。 注意:這里rather than 后用了walked,而沒(méi)有用walk,表示客觀事實(shí),而不是主觀愿望。如果換成walk,則作“寧愿而不愿 ”解。 Page 9 rather than的用法用作連詞,相當(dāng)于but not,意為“而不”、“不是(而是)”、“與其(不如)”,前后連接的成分應(yīng)該是平行的。eg:He ran rather than walked.他不是在走而是在跑。You are doing this for yourself rather than for others.你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。It was what he meant rather than what he said.這是他的意思,而不是他說(shuō)的話。 Page 10 Note(rather than的用法)n1.若 rather than位于句首,其后的不定式通常不帶to(也可用動(dòng)名詞)。如:Rather than go there by air, Id take the slowest train.我寧可乘最慢的火車去也不愿坐飛機(jī)去。Rather than waste wasting your time doing it yourself, why dont you call in a builder?你為什么寧愿浪費(fèi)時(shí)間自己去干而不去請(qǐng)一個(gè)包工的呢? Page 11 Note(rather than的用法)n2.連接兩個(gè)成分作主語(yǔ)時(shí),其謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)通常與前面一個(gè)主語(yǔ)保持一致。如:The teacher rather than the students is to blame.應(yīng)受責(zé)備的是老師而不是學(xué)生。 Page 12 other than的用法n1.other than = except, but, apart from “除以外”nThere is nobody here other than me.這里除了我以外沒(méi)有別人。nSomeone other than your brother should be appointed manager. 應(yīng)當(dāng)任命一個(gè)除了你兄弟之外的人當(dāng)經(jīng)理。n2. other than = besides “除以外,還”nEnglish is now spoken in many countries other than England. 除英國(guó)外,其他許多國(guó)家都講英語(yǔ)。 Page 13 n3.other than = not, instead of, rather than “不、非、而不是”nI borrowed some books other than novels. 我借了幾本書,都不是小說(shuō)書。n4.other than = in any other way than “用除此以外別的方式”nYou cant get there other than by swimming. 除了游過(guò)去之外,你沒(méi)有別的方法到達(dá)那兒。 Page 14