簡簡單單的more than，用法可多呢！ 下面是些好例子：
A. “More than+名詞”表示“多於……”、“非但……尤其是”如：
1) Modern
science is more than a large amount of information.
2) Jason
is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
B. “More than+數詞”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如：
3) I
have known David for more than 20 years.
4) Let‘s
carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
C. “More than+形容詞”等於“很”或“非常”的意思，如：
5) In
doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the
instruments.
6) I
assure you I am more than glad to help you.
D. 在“More...than...”中，肯定“more”後面的而否定“than”後面的，約等於“是……而不是……”如：
7) The
difference between pure linguistics and applied linguistics is more apparent
than real.
8) This
book seems to be more a manual than a text.
9) Catherine
is more diligent than intelli-gent.
10) Hearing
the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened.
E. “More than”或“More...than...”+含“can”的分句時表示“否定意”，如：
11) That‘s
more than I can do.
12) Don‘t
bite off more than you can chew.
13) In
delivering his lecture, Jason makes sure not to include more things than the
students can understand.
F. “No more...than...”表示“不……；不如……”，如：
14) I
can no more do that than anyone else.
15) A
learner can no more obtain knowledge without reading than a farmer can get good
harvest without ploughing.”
“No more…...than...”的語義，也可用“not any more than...”來取代，因此 15 可以變成 16。
16) A
learner cannot... any more than ...”
同樣的， 17可以變成 18：
17) Dr
Hu is no more a poet than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
18) Dr
Hu is not a poet any more than Dr Wu is a philosopher.
此外，“more
than”也在一些慣用語中出現，如：
19) More
offen than not (經常)，people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than
what they can give.
20) All
of us are more than a little concerned about(非常關心)the current economic problems. 總之，“more than”看似簡單，其實很有內涵，味道雋永。
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