与其说不如说英语?那么,与其说不如说英语?一起来了解一下吧。
instead of saying.....why not say.....
例句2113: instead of saying "this is delicious food", why not say "the food is delicious"
翻译:与其说5261“这是美味4102的食物1653”专,不如说“这食物很属美味”。
1,sb/sth is more A than B表示“与其说sb/sth是B,不如说是A”eg:He is more an artist than a philosopher.与其说他是位哲学家,不如说他是位艺术家。
sb/sth is more A than B表示“与其说sb/sth是B,不如说是A”eg:He is not more an artist than a philosopher. 与其说他是位艺术家,不如说他是位哲学家
2,例Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.(1994年真题)
分析:本句属于比较结构,含有一个比较结构not so much...as“与其说……不如说”。they为插入语。through the insights of great men of genius和because of more ordinary things为两个状语。like improved techniques and tools为介词短语作定语,修饰things.
译文:他们说,科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见,不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。
XXXX(与其说的部分),or rather, XXXX(倒不如说的部分)例:He was tired of the daily drama played out in the office, or rather, he was sick of it.
与其说不如说
not so much as
less...than
当爱德华·G·罗宾逊把他的事迹搬上银幕时,他与其说高兴不如说生气。
When Edward G. Robinson portrayed him in a movie, Johnny was more annoyed than pleased.
在工作上与其说他慢不如说他懒。
He is less slow than lazy at his work.
Instead of saying ..., say ...
Rather than saying ..., say ,...
例句:
Rather than saying "be more careful next time", say "are you all right?“
其说 ”下次要小心点儿“ ,不如说 ”你没事吧吗?“
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