如:
He was much luckier than clever.
与其说他聪明,倒不如说他运气好。
Jack is much harder than clever.
与其说杰克聪明,倒不如说他努力。
八、 “would rather … than, prefer … to …, prefer to do … rather than … “,这三个句型表示”宁愿……而不……; 喜欢……胜过…… ; 宁愿做……而不愿做……”含义。虽无比较级形式,但表示比较级含义。
如:
She would rather die than give in.
她宁死不屈。
I prefer playing basketball to going to the cinema.
我宁愿打篮球也不愿去看电影。
He preferred to go out rather than stay home.
他宁愿出去也不愿呆在家里。
九、 “The + 比较级 … , the + 比较级 … “,该结构意为”越……, 越……”。
如:
The harder you work at English, the greater progress you will make.
在英语学习上你越用功,取得的进步就越大。
The more difficult the questions are, the less likely he is able to answer them.
问题越难,他回答出来的可能性就越小