More 以及形容词和副词比较级的用法及注意点

一、more 是 many, much 的比较级

1. He has more e-mails than I (have). 他的电子邮件比我多。
2. There is more water there than here. 那边的水比这里多。
3. Five is two more than three. 五比三大二。
4. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. 这地方风景之美非我所能描绘。

二、注意 "much (或 many, a little, a few 或具体数字等) + more”的用法。这时 more 前面的不定数或具体数字表示比原有的多出的数量

1. We need much more help than you. 我们比你们需要多得多的帮助。
2. I have many more net friends than she (has). 我的网友比她多得多。
3. You had better stay here for a few more days. 你最好再住几天。（言外之意，你在这里已住了几天了。）
4. He wants to take a little more water. 他想再取一点水。
5. The sun will rise in an hour more. 太阳再隔一小时就将升起。
6. Could I take ten more? 我能再拿十个吗？（不能译为：我能拿十多个吗？原文已包含“我原先已拿了几个”的意思，只是说这句话时还想再拿十个。）
7. We hope to visit this software development center once more. 我们希望再次访问这个软件开发中心。
8. One more whistle, and the train will start. 再响一次汽笛，火车就要开了。
9. What more (或 What else) do you want? 你还要什么？
10. There is hardly any more. 差不多没有了。（原句直译为：几乎再没有任何什么了。）

三、名词 more 的用法

Do you need a little more of this milk? 这种奶你是否还需要一点?

四、“副词 more + 形容词或副词”构成比较级的用法

1. He treats this substance with the acid more carefully than before. 他比以前更小心地用酸来处理这种物质。
2. This problem is becoming more and more serious. 问题变得越来越严重。

五、注意 "no more… than" (= "not… any more …than") 的用法。其意思相当于 "not… just as… not”

1. He is no more a teacher than we are. 他不是教师，如同我们不是教师一样。(= He is not a teacher any more than we are.)
2. I could no more do that than you. 我和你一样，不能做那种事。(= I could not do that any more than you.)
3. He can no more swim than I can fly. 他不能游泳，如同我不能飞一样。(= He can not swim any more than I can fIy.)
4. The robot will be only a machine having no more emotion than a car. 机器人仅是和汽车一样，也是没有感情的一种机器。

注：than 后面的文字表面上具有肯定的形式，但其含义仍属否定。翻译时要特别注意。

六、带有 more 的一些常用词组

1. Have you any more paper? 你还有纸吗？
2. I saw him no more. 我再也没见到他了。
3. It is more than probable that he will I fail. 十之八九，他会失败。（本义为：他非常可能失败。联系：I was more than pleased to receive your letter. 我当时接到你的信感到非常高兴。）
4. The book seems to be more a text-book than a grammar. 看来这本书与其说它是语法书，不如说它是本教科书。
5. She is more of a writer than a teacher. 与其说她是教师，还不如说她是作家。
6. She is more witty than wise. 与其说她聪明，不如说她机智。（本句是两个作表语的形容词在比较，用 more 表示前者多或大于后者。）
7. This product is of high quality, and what is more, it is very cheap at that price. 该产品质量高，而且价格又很便宜。
8. Science is much more than a mere accumulation of carefully collected facts. 科学远远不止是细心搜集到的事实的积累。
9. The population of the city has more than doubled (或 tripled) in the past twenty years. 在最近 20 年中该城市人口已增加一（或两）倍多。（注意 more than 修饰动词 double 或 triple。）
10. Don't ask her to with draw her suggestion, or she will stick to it all the more. 不要请她撤回她的建议，否则她会越加坚持了。
11. The more of the masses we unite, the better it is. 我们团结的群众越多越好。（本句属于“The + 比较级…，the+ 比较级…”句型。详见第 145 节、十二 和 148 节、一、Ⅸ 项。）