（1）According to psychologists, a person's attention is attracted ____ by the intensity of different signals as by their context, significance, and information content. A. much not so B. not so much C. so not much D. so much not (TOEFL)
(2) He didn't so much as thank me for returning his money that I found. (DAI)
句(1)和句(2)中的 not so much...as 和 not so much as 的意义和用法是否相同?
句(1)中的 not so much...as 意为 less...than, 可以译为“与其说……不如说”[参见 not so much(...)as]。句(1)可以译为：
按照心理学家的说法,人们的注意力与其说是由不同信号的强度所吸引,不如说是由信
号的主题、意义和信息含量所吸引。
句(2)中的 not so much as 的含义是:“连……都没”。句(2)可译为:
我把我拾到的钱还给了他，他连声“谢谢”都没有说。
类例：
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He hadn't so much as his fare home. (ALD) 他甚至连回家的路费都没有。
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He left without so much as saying ‘Thank you’. (LDCE) 他连声“谢谢”都没有说就走了。
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I don't know him, indeed I have not so much as heard his name. 我不认识他,实际上连他的名字我都没有听说过。
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His latest play is not so much a farce as a burlesque tragedy. (CGEL) 他最近的那部剧与其说是笑剧,还不如说是讽刺悲剧。