People nowadays can no longer achieve IQ scores as high as VC because the scores are obtained through different computational procedure.人们现在已经不能获得和他一样高的智商分数了,由于计算过程不一样
not as/so…as 和…不一样/不像
even though IQ tests are not given as often as they used to be.即使智商测试不像过去那么经常使用
not so much A as B
与其说A不如说B
A,B可以是名词/短语/句子
down shifting in the mid 1990 is not so much a search for the mythical good life as a personal recognition of your limitations.90年代中期放慢节奏的生活与其说是对神秘美好生活的追求不如说是对个人局限性的自我认识
not so much as
甚至不
He did not so much as ask me to sit down 他甚至都没有请我坐下
just as…so…正如…,…也…
Thus just as earlier theories have explained the mobility of the continent,so hot spots may explain their mutability.正如以前的理论解释了大陆移动,热点理论也可能解释大陆的不稳定性
no less than
➕数词 多达,不少于
➕名词 简直是,实在是
It’s no less than blackmail to ask such a high price. 如此索要高价,简直是敲诈
no less…than…不但…而且….
两者都
no less A than B 不但B而且A
China always insists on the need for self reliance,no less in economic policies than in making revolution.中国始终坚持独立自主,不但在革命方面而且在经济政策方面亦是如此.
more than
more than+数词
超过
The rate has increased by more than 50 percent
速度已经上升了超过50%
more than +名词/动词
不只是
They may teach very well and more than earn their salaries.老师可能擅长教书,而且不仅仅是专注于赚钱
more than +形容词/副词/分词
非常
managers have been more than willing to adjust team uniform to fit the growing number of bigger frames 经理人一直十分愿意调整队服以适应日益增加的更强壮的队员身体
more than …can
难以
more than sb can do Sth
某人难以做某事
The cold was more than the children could bear. 这个天气孩子们难以忍受
moreA than B
B是肯定句时,译为否定句,than译为然而
The complexity of the human situation and the injustice of the social order demand far more fundamental changes in the basic structure of society itself than some politicians are willing to admit in their speeches 人类社会形式的复杂性和社会制度的不公正性要求对社会基本结构进行彻底变革,然而一些政客口头上是不愿意承认这一点的
与其说B不如说A
在比较的基础上表示选择关系时
The so called division between pure scientist and applied scientist is more apparent than real 因为理论科学家和应用科学家之间,与其说实际存在着所谓的区分,不如说这种区分只是表面的
Not so muchA as B 与其说A不如说B
比…更
进行同类比较时
In addition,far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed 而且与其他10个被调查的国家相比,更多的日本工人对他们的工作表达不满
no more…than(not…any more than)
两者都不
He is no more diligent than you 他和你都不勤奋
A not…any more than B
A不…正如B不
But his primary task is not to think about the moral code,which governs his ability,any more than a businessman is expected to an exploration of rules of conduct in business 但是他的首要任务并不是考虑支配自己的行动的道德,都如同不能指望商人专注于探索行业规范一样