2015年职称英语考试理工类词汇：比较句型(5)

　　N1 more ... than N2

　　结构︰名词1+比较级+than+名词2

　　说明︰此句型意为比更为的。

　　People have to live on something more nourishing than hope.

　　人们必须依赖比希望更滋养的东西来过活。

　　I have never seen a girl more beautiful than Mary. 我从未见过比玛丽更为美丽的女孩子。

　　I want some persons more experienced than Tom. 我要一些比汤姆更有经验的人。

　　more N than + ADJ/V-ed

　　结构︰比较级+名词+than++形容词/过去分词

　　说明︰此句型意为比来得更多的。be 通常省略。

　　Some people give higher priced gifts than necessary for the situation.

　　有些人给了比情况所必要来得更高价的礼物。

　　I did more work than required. 我做了比所被要求的来得更多的工作。

　　We were given more money than necessary for the project.

　　我们被给了比计划所要求来得更多的钱。

　　It is better to V1 than V2

　　结构︰It is+比较级+to+原形动词1than++原形动词2

　　说明︰此句型意为比更。than 之后的 to 可以省略。

　　It is better to laugh than weep. 笑比哭好。

　　It is more comfortable to lie on a lawn than sit in the office.

　　躺在草坪上比坐在办公室里舒服。

　　It is harder to teach than study. 教书比读书辛苦。