Than做連詞的用法

Page 2 Than做連詞的用法n1.比 ,比 較She looks younger than she is.她 看 起 來 比 她實 際 歲 數(shù) 顯 得 要 年 輕 。 He runs a lot faster than I.他 跑 得 比 我 快 多 了 。n2.(用 于 rather, sooner之 后 )與 其 .(寧 愿 .)I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.與 其 和 他 們 去購 物 ,我 倒 寧 愿 留 在 家 里 讀 點 書 。 Page 3 Than做連詞的用法n3.(用于else, other等之后)除了.(之外)She has never been to a big city other than Chicago.除芝加哥外她沒有去過別的大城市。 n4.(用于no sooner, scarcely, hardly之后)當,就No sooner had we left the village than it began to rain.我們剛離開村子,天就下起雨來了。 Page 4 rather than 用法小結 nrather than 與would 連用時，構成“would rather.than”句式，意思是“寧愿而不愿”，表示主觀愿望，即在兩者之中選擇其一。eg. Shed rather die than lose the children. 她寧愿死也不愿失去孩子們。nrather than 不與would連用時，表示客觀事實，意為“是而不是；與其不如”。它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語)、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等?，F(xiàn)分述如下： Page 5 n(1) 連接兩個名詞或代詞 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個海員，不如說他是一個探險者。 注意：rather than 連接兩個名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞應與rather than 前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。 n(2) 連接兩個形容詞 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮。 Page 6 n(3) 連接兩個介詞(短語)或動名詞 We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我們是在教室里開會，不是在大廳里。 n(4) 連接兩個分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我們應該幫助他而不是他應該幫助我們。 Page 7 n(5) 連接兩個不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone. 我決定寫信而不打電話。 注意：rather than 后接不定式時，不定式可以帶to，也可以不帶to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首時，則只能接不帶to 的不定式。如：Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price. 他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價賣掉了。 Page 8 n(6) 連接兩個動詞 He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來的，而不是走來的。 注意：這里rather than 后用了walked，而沒有用walk，表示客觀事實，而不是主觀愿望。如果換成walk，則作“寧愿而不愿 ”解。 Page 9 rather than的用法用作連詞，相當于but not，意為“而不”、“不是(而是)”、“與其(不如)”，前后連接的成分應該是平行的。eg：He ran rather than walked.他不是在走而是在跑。You are doing this for yourself rather than for others.你做這件事不是為別人而是為你自己。It was what he meant rather than what he said.這是他的意思，而不是他說的話。 Page 10 Note（rather than的用法）n1.若 rather than位于句首，其后的不定式通常不帶to(也可用動名詞)。如：Rather than go there by air, Id take the slowest train.我寧可乘最慢的火車去也不愿坐飛機去。Rather than waste wasting your time doing it yourself, why dont you call in a builder?你為什么寧愿浪費時間自己去干而不去請一個包工的呢? Page 11 Note（rather than的用法）n2.連接兩個成分作主語時，其謂語動詞的數(shù)通常與前面一個主語保持一致。如：The teacher rather than the students is to blame.應受責備的是老師而不是學生。 Page 12 other than的用法n1.other than = except, but, apart from “除以外”nThere is nobody here other than me.這里除了我以外沒有別人。nSomeone other than your brother should be appointed manager. 應當任命一個除了你兄弟之外的人當經(jīng)理。n2. other than = besides “除以外，還”nEnglish is now spoken in many countries other than England. 除英國外，其他許多國家都講英語。 Page 13 n3.other than = not, instead of, rather than “不、非、而不是”nI borrowed some books other than novels. 我借了幾本書，都不是小說書。n4.other than = in any other way than “用除此以外別的方式”nYou cant get there other than by swimming. 除了游過去之外，你沒有別的方法到達那兒。 Page 14