than作为从属连接词时,引导比较状语从句,表示被比较的两个事物不等。它后面的代词究竟用什么格,这一点当从句实际上已用了谓语动词时,当然是没有困难的。但由于比较状语从句中的谓语动词经常被省,than往往会成为一个介词。 e.g.he is younger than his brother. 代词用什么格一般根据代词与被省略的词(通常是动词或介词)的语法关系来确定。因此,如果我们心里想着补上省略部分,我们就能正确使用代词的格。 e.g.he is a richer man than i( am).他是一个比我富裕的人。 i see you trust him more than i (do).我看得出你比我更信任他。 i see you trust him more than (you trust)me.我看得出你信任他胜过(你信任)我。 you are more ready to help him than (you are ready to help)me.你乐于帮助他胜过(你乐于帮助)我。 that is a matter for you rather than( for)me.那是你的事情,而不是我的。 尽管严格的语法规律要求代词用主格但是主格往往听起来很别扭,很不自然,因此,在口语中,使用宾格乃是约定俗成的。 e.g.he is several years older than me或i am much taller than him.。 以上是在than后面主要省略了动词或介词,但有时也省略整个一组词。 e.g.it is much warmer today than (it was)yesterday.今天比昨天暖和多了。 better late than never (to come at all).晚来总比不来好。亡羊补牢,未为晚也。 than 还和其他词连用,组成固定短语: e.g.rather/sooner than,prefer...与其……宁愿…… rather/sooner than by air,he would prefer a week on a big liner.与其乘飞机,他倒宁愿坐一周的巨型班轮。 i prefer to be called a coward than fight.我宁可被称作懦夫,也不愿打一仗。 other/else than :除……以外: we have no alternative other than to follow the sense of our own experience.除了根据我们的经验以外,没有其他办法。 scarcely/hardly/barely/no sooner一……就…… he had barely left the lift at the bottom than the lift bell started to ring.,电梯铃就响了。 no more than:仅仅,只 it’s no more than a beginning.这仅仅是个开端。 the room is no more than 15 feet long.这个房间只有15英尺长。 none other than:不是别人,正是 he is none/no other than my teacher.他不是别人,正是我的老师。 no other than:第一意同 none other than;第二意:只有 he is no/none other than my best frien 他正是我最好的朋友。