



1. than 引導的副詞子句句構必須與主要子句句構一致:
a. 主要子句的結構為 "主詞 + be 動詞" 時,than 引導的副詞子句結構亦應為 "主詞 + be 動詞"。
例: Peter is more handsome than David is.
(彼得要比大衛更瀟灑。)
b. 主要子句的結構為 "主詞 + 助動詞(如 can、will、may 等)",than 引導的副詞子句結構亦應為 "主詞 + 助動詞"。
例: Jane can sing such better than Vicky can.
(珍歌唱得要比薇琪棒。)
c. 主要子句的結構為 "主詞 + 動詞" 時,than 引導的副詞子句動詞則以助動詞 do、does 或 did 取代。
例: This car runs faster than that one runs.(劣,動詞 runs 重複)
→ This car runs faster than that one does. (○)
(這輛車要比那一輛跑得快。)
2. than 引導的副詞子句中 be 動詞、助動詞或 do、does、did 可予省略,僅保留主詞。故上列各例句亦可改寫如下:
Peter is more handsome than David (is).
Jane can sing much better than Vickey (can).
This car runs faster than that one (does).
3. than 引導的副詞子句句構亦可採問句式倒裝句構:
a. be 動詞
Peter is more handsome than is David.
b. 助動詞
Jane can sing much better than can Vickey.
c. 動詞 do、does、did
This car runs faster than does that one.
Peter is a slave to his work and often works himself to exhaustion.
彼得是工作的奴隸,常工作到筋疲力盡。
Henry slaved away at the company for fifteen years, and then he got laid off.
亨利為公司賣命工作十五年後被裁員了。
I feel sorry for John because he is a slave to money.
我為約翰感到難過,因為他是金錢的奴隸。
I feel sorry for John because he is enslaved by money.
我為約翰感到難過,因為他是金錢的奴隸。
We’ve been having nice weather over the past two weeks.
過去 2 個星期以來,我們這裡的天氣一直都不錯。
It’s fine weather today.
今天天氣很好。
The jet lag made me feel under the weather for several days.
時差感讓我不舒服了好幾天。
The outside walls of the house have been weathered by the sun.
房子外面的牆壁因日晒而褪色了。
The general manager fired two employees for stealing.
總經理將 2 位偷竊的員工開除了。
