1、知识点 less than及相关辨析less than及相关辨析【一、less than的用法】1.（指数量）不到，不足Its less than half an hours drive from here.开车到那里不到半个钟头。In less than an hour he finished the work.没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。2.比（小）少She eats less than she should.她吃得比她应该吃的少。Half the group felt they spent less than average.半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。less than及相关
2、辨析【一、less than的用法】3.不太，一点也不The boys were less than happy about having a party.开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。We were less than delighted to have company that day.那天有客人我们并不太高兴。He was less than helpful when we arrived.我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】no more than 与 not more than1.no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。
3、如：This test takes no more than thirty minutes.这个测验只要30分钟。The pub was no more than half full.该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。For thirty years,he had done no more than he（had）needed to.30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】2.not more than 为 more than（多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：Not more than 10 guests came to her birthda
4、y party.来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。比较：She has no more than three hats.她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）She has not more than three hats.她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】no morethan 与 not morethan1.no morethan 表示对两者都否定，意为“同一样不”（neithernor）。如：He is no more a writer than a painter.他既不是画家，也不是作家。（He is neither a painter nor
5、a writer.）Hes no more able to read Spanish than I am.他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）I know no more Spanish than I know Greek.我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】2.not morethan 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（not so as）。如：She is not more cleve
6、r than he is.她不如他聪明。（She is not so clever as he is.）This book is not more difficult than that one.这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】no less than 与 not less than1.no less than 的意思是“多达”“有之多”，强调多，与 no more than 意思相反。如：He made no less than 500.他赚了多达500英镑的钱。He pa
7、id no less than$10,000 for it.他为此付了一万多美元。No less than 50 people offered to buy it.至少有50个人提出要买它。No less than 50 passengers got killed in the train accident yesterday.死于昨天火车车祸的旅客有50人之多。My father,no less than I.is a baseball fan.我的父亲不亚于我，也是个棒球迷。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】2.not less than 为 less than（少于）的否定式，
8、其意为“不少于”“不下于”“至少”。如：He has not less than 10,000 dollars.他至少有一万元。Not less than 500 people attended the meeting.参加会议的至少500人。比较：He has no less than seven daughters.他有7个女儿之多。He has not less than seven daughters.他至少有7个女儿。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】no morethan 与 no lessthan1.no morethan 意为“与一样不”，用于否定两者。如：Shes
9、no more a great singer than I am.她不是优秀歌手，我也不是。A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。He is no more an artist than you are a mathematician.就像你不是数学家一样，他也不是艺术家。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】2.no lessthan 意为“和一样”，用于肯定两者。如：Your brother is no less wise than you.你的兄弟跟你一样聪明。A dolphin is no less a clev
10、er animal than a dog is.海豚与狗同样都是聪明的动物。Italian is no less a mother tongue for him than English.如同英语一样，意大利语也是他的母语。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】more than 的用法1.（指数量）多于Ive known him for more than twenty years.我已认识他20多年了。2.不只是，不仅仅是（通常后接名词、动词、从句等）He is more than a father to her.他待她胜过父亲。He more than smiled,but lau
11、ghed.他不只是微笑，而是放声大笑。The result was much more than I imagined.结果远远超出我的想象。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】3.极其，非常（通常后接形容词、副词或分词等）I was more than pleased with the pay rise.薪水涨了，我高兴极了。He was more than upset by the accident.他对这次事故感到非常难过。4.难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词 can）That is more than I can tell.那事我实在不明白。The heat there w
12、as more than he could stand.那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】lessthan 的用法1.不像（如）He is less honest than his brother.他不如他哥哥诚实。2.比少，不如多We drink less coffee than tea.我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。I got less money than the others did.我比别人得到的钱少。less than及相关辨析【二、相关辨析】3.与其不如I regard him less as my teacher than as my frie
13、nd.与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。注：表示此义时可与 morethan 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：He is less a teacher than an expert.He is more an expert than a teacher.与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。less than及相关辨析【三、练习题目】1、You are_careful than your brother.You two cant do the work that needs care and skill.A.not more B.no more C.not less D.no les
14、s2、-Do you need a hand,Tom?-Yes.The job is_I could do myself.A.less than B.more than C.no more than D.not more than3、John is _ hardworking than his sister,but he failed in the exam.A.no less B.no more C.not less D.no so 4、I have no more than five yuan in my pocket.（翻译）5、I have not more than five yua
15、n in my pocket.（翻译）less than及相关辨析【三、练习题目】Keys:1、B 2、B 3、A 4、我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）5、我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）less than及相关辨析【三、练习题目】解析:1、要做对此题，首先要正确理解以下结构的含义：not morethan不如no morethan和一样不（否定两者）not lessthan不如不（即指不如 less 后形容词的反面）no lessthan和一样（肯定两者），通过以上分析，再结合句子语境，可知此题最佳答案为B。less than及相关辨析【三、练习题目】2、考查词组：A.less than少于B.more than多于，不仅仅，和can、could连用，表示否定。C.no more than仅仅 D.not more than不多于，最多，句意：-你需要帮忙吗，汤姆？-是的，这个工作是我不能自己完成的。选B。3、这句话的意思是“约翰的用功绝不亚于他姐姐，可是这次考试他却没及格。not less than只是比较约翰和他姐姐，没有强调约翰非常用功。4、no more than的意思是“仅仅”，强调少。5、not more than的意思是“最多”。
