Rachel isn't any more courageous than Saul(is).
请解释 not any more... than 的意义和用法。
not any more... than 是 no more... than 的另一种说法, 是一种强调形式。故你问的句子可以译为:
雷切尔和索尔一样不勇敢(索尔不勇敢,雷切尔也不勇敢)。
请注意,这个句型有一个特点:any more 既可以放在主句中,也可以放在从句中:
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Rachel isn't courageous, any more than Saul (is). (CGEL)
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He cannot effect the impossible, any more than we are. 他跟我们一样都不能做不可能的事。
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There is no solution in Cyprus that will meet everybody's requirements, any more than there is in Ulster. 在塞浦路斯不可能找到迎合各方要求的解决方案,正如在北爱尔兰一样。(转引自《英译汉理论与实例》,p.167)
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But because the royal family is not an ordinary family, any more than it is ordinarily rich... 但是,由于英国的皇室家庭不是一般的普通家庭,其财富也不是一般的财富……(同上)请做下面的英语试题:
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There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, ____ they can limit how much water you drink. A. much more than B. no more than C. no less than D. any more than(全国研考,93-24)
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Fat cannot change into muscle ____ muscle changes into fat. A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than(全国英语专业四级,99-44)
[参见 no more... than, not any more(...) than/no more... than]