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2015年职称英语理工类语法辅导之比较句型(6)

　　... times ...er than ...

　　结构︰倍数词+形容词或副词比较级+than

　　说明︰此句型意为比大几倍。两倍是twice，而三倍以上的倍，通常用times。

　　We now know that X-ray waves are 2,000 to 10,000 times shorter than light waves.

　　我们现在知道X光波比光波短二千到一万倍。

　　This street is four times shorter than that one. 这条街道比那条短四倍。

　　The mother elephant is one hundred times heavier than the baby elephant.

　　这只母象比小象重一百倍。

　　It is ten times louder than another. 它比另外一个的声音大十倍。

　　This street is three times wider than that one. 这条街比那条街宽三倍。

　　I am twice older than he. 我的年纪比他大两倍。

　　not so adj. as adj.

　　结构︰not so+形容词/副词+as+形容词/副词

　　说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于/+rather than+/。

　　She is not so beautiful as charming.

　　与其说她美倒不如说她迷人。

　　He is not so clever as diligent. 与其说他聪明倒不如说他勤奋。中华考试网

　　She is not so kind as simple. 与其说她善良不如说她单纯。

　　not so much + N as + N

　　结构︰not so much+名词+as+名词

　　说明︰此句型意为与其说是倒不如说是。相当于+rather than+。

　　He is not so much a writer as a scholar. 与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。

　　He is not so much a genius as a hard worker. 他的努力胜于天份。

　　The Apollo program was not so much a scientific achievement as a technical accomplishment. 阿波罗计划与其说是一项科学成果，不如说是一项技术成就。

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