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核心问题

[In 1972, the sea water off the west coast of South America was warmer than usual. In 1973, food prices in the United States were very much higher than usual.] Is there any connection between these two facts? Yes, more than most people would suspect. (上海编《高中英语教科书》, 3B, p. 11)

[原译]……这两件事之间是否有些什么联系呢?的确,绝大多数人会对此提出疑问(教参,p.94)。

从原文的 Yes 来看,后面的句子应当说“这两件事之间确有联系”。而译文却说“绝大多数人会对这两件事之间有无联系提出疑问”,似乎是说它们之间并无联系。请您给予指点。

词典解答

在通常的情况下, more than + 从句可以分析为: moremuchmany 的比较级, than 引导一个比较状语从句(可省略谓语或主谓语), 意思是: “比……多”“甚于”:

  1. He loves his dog more than (he loves) his children. 他爱他的狗甚于爱他的孩子们。

  2. He loves his dog more than his children (do). 他比他的孩子们更爱他的狗。

  3. Let me take you in my arms and say goodbye. I love you more than my own life, more than my wife, and more than all the world. 让我拥抱你一下,说声再见吧。我爱你胜过爱我自己的生命、自己的妻子和整个世界。

  4. Mum, it isn't fair. She's got more than I have. 妈妈,这不公平。她得到的比我的多。

  5. European countries are now making an active effort to reuse materials more than they used to. 为了对旧材料进行再利用,欧洲国家正在进行着比过去更加积极的努力。

  6. That is the law. You wanted justice, so you shall get justice, more than you wanted. 这就是法律,你要求公正,那么就让你得到公正吧,比你要求的还要多。

有时候, more than + 从句中的 more than 具有否定意义, 可以译为“并非”“不是”(你所提问的句子里的 more than 当属此种用法)(参见 more than 5^{5} ):

  1. You remembered to thank her, which is more than I did. 你还记得感谢她,而我却忘了。

  2. The noise was more than I could bear. 这噪音是我不能忍受的。

  3. At least you enjoyed yourself, which is more than I did. 至少你玩得很开心,而我却不是。

[试译]……这两件事之间是否有什么联系呢?是的,但是,这并非是大多数人能想象得出来的。

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