一、Reading
Some people have more money than others. However, they're not necessarily happier. On the other hand, some people are as poor as church mice, but they are happy. In a way, these poor people are as rich as kings. Therefore, I always remember my father's words, "More is not always better."
二、解析
■ Some people have more money than others.
- 定:Some(表数量的形容词)
- 主:people
- 谓:have
- 宾:more money
- 状从:than others.
others:此处的 others 为代词,等于 other people。some 亦可作代词,等于 some people.
some...others:有些人...有些人...
e.g.:People have different hobbies. Some like to go swimming, and others arefond of dancing.
(人的爱好各有不同。有些人喜欢游泳,有些人则喜跳舞。)
than other:状语从句,修饰其前比较级形容词 more(much 的比较级)。原句为:than others do,do 为助动词,代替之前主句相同的动词 have,此处 do 已省略。参考 more than 的动词省略规则。
more than 的用法:
此处的 than 为从属连词,引导状语从句,修饰之前的比较级形容词或副词。than 引导的状从中动词省略法则如下:
(1)主句有 be 动词时:从句亦应使用 be 动词,该 be 动词通常予以省略。
(2)主句有一般动词时:从句理应使用相同的动词,但为了避免重复,该动词应按时态及人称改为 do、does 或 did;而 do、does 或 did 通常亦予以省略。
详细示例参考教材。
■ However, they're not necessarily happier.
- 状:However
- 主:they
- 系:are
- 状:not necessarily
- 表:happier
not necessarily:未必。
■ On the other hand, some people are as poor as church mice, but they are happy.
- 状:On the other hand
- 主:some people
- 系:are
- 状:as
- 表:poor
- 状从:as church mice,
- 并列连词:but
- 主:they
- 系:are
- 表:happy.
■ In a way, these poor people are as rich as kings.
- 状:In a way
- 主:these poor people
- 系:are
- 状:as
- 表:rich
- 状从:as kings.
■ Therefore, I always remember my father's words, "More is not always better."
- 状:Therefore
- 主:I
- 状:always
- 谓:remember
- 宾:my father's words
- 同位语:"More is not always better."
- 主:More
- 系:is
- 状:not always
- 表:better.
三、语法
3.1 more 的用法:
- a. 更多的(much 的比较级)
- adv. 更加
- pron. 更多的分量
e.g.:
I have more friends than you.
(我的朋友比你多。more 为形容词)
She is more beautiful than Mary.
(她比玛丽漂亮。more 为副词)
He has a lot of money,but she has more.
(他固然钱很多,但她的钱却更多。more 为代词,等于 more money)
3.2 as...as... 的用法:
“as...as... ”的句子结构一定要有形容词或副词方可使用。
因为第一个 as 是副词,译成“一样地”,之后须接形容词或副词以供该 as 修饰。第二个 as 则为从属连词,译成“和”,之后接主语及动词,形成状语从句,修饰第一个 as。和 than 引导的状语从句一样,第二个 as 之后的动词为避免与主句的动词重复而省略。规则如下:
(1)主句有 be 动词时:从句亦应使用 be 动词,该 be 动词通常予以省略。
(2)主句有一般动词时:状语从句里理应使用相同的动词,但为了避免重复,该动词应按时态及人称改为 do、does 或 did;而 do、does 或 did 通常亦予以省略。
详细示例参考教材。