She was older than I was.

她年纪比我大。

I was inspired to work harder than ever before.

我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。

This street is four times shorter than that one.

这条街道比那条短四倍。

John is more diligent than anyone else in his class.

约翰比班上其他的同学用功。

I'm older than her.

我比她年龄大。

There was more whisky in it than soda.

那里面的威士忌比苏打水多。

He loves me more than you do.

他比你更爱我。

It was much better than I'd expected.

这比我预料的要好得多。

You should know better than to behave like that.

你应当明白事理，不该那么不懂规矩。

I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you.

如果你认为可以的话，我想发电邮而不打电话。

It never takes more than an hour.

所用的时间从不会超过一个小时。

It's less than a mile to the beach.

离海滩不足一英里远。

There were fewer than twenty people there.

那里有不到二十个人。

No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.

我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。

Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.

我们刚到，问题就来了。

The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...

这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。

Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.

印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。

They talked on the phone for more than an hour.

他们在电话里谈了一个多小时。

...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...

再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛

The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...

这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。

I would rather stare at a clear, star-filled sky than a TV set...

我宁可凝视繁星满天的晴朗夜空也不愿盯着电视机。

The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world.

洪水割断了该镇居民与外界的联系.

1. Paul is taller than I am.
   保罗比我高。
2. She works better than I.
   她工作做得比我好。
3. Don't tell them any more than they need to know.
   告诉他们的不要超出让他们知道的范围。
4. They are more brave than wise.
   他们有勇无谋。
5. It is better to sit and read than (to) do nothing.
   坐下来读书比什么也不干强。
6. Nothing is more pleasant than finding insects in your bath.
   最使人不快的是在浴缸里发现有虫子。
7. She is older than is supposed.
   她比想象的要老。
8. The roads here are much quieter here than in London.
   这里的道路比伦敦的安静多了。
9. I'd rather play football than go swimming.
   与其去游泳我还不如去踢足球。

1. He is the person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.
   我想不出一个比他更有礼貌的人。
2. She drove at more than 100 miles per hour.
   她以每小时100英里的速度驾车行驶。
3. She works better than us all.
   她工作得比我们大家都好。

barely〔hardly〕...than...

一…,就…as soon as

no other than

正是,就是just

• than%20done_2E">Easier said than done.说时容易做时难。...
• than">other than除了
• than%20done_2E">No sooner said than done.说到做到。
• than-thou">holier-than-thou假仁假义的
• than">nothing less than完全是
• than">no better than和 ... 一样不好...
• than%20one%27s%20word">better than one's word做的比说的好...
• than%20one%20should%20be">no better than one should be举止不检点
• than">neither more nor less than完全同于
• than%20pudding">more praise than pudding恭维多而实惠少...
• than%20the%20belly">have eyes bigger than the belly嘴馋
• than%20its%20weakest%20link_2E">A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.一环薄弱全局坏。...
• than%20a%20false%20friend_2E">Better an open enemy than a false friend.[谚]虚伪的朋友比公...
• than%20water_2E">Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
• than%20precept_2E">Example is better than precept.身教胜于言传。...
• prevention阻止
• than%20words_2E">Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于空谈。...
• than%20ever">than ever比以前
• than">otherwise than 不像(与 ... ...
• than">nothing more than仅仅

• Sophia, than whom none was more capable of [etc.].

  出自：Henry Fielding

• I..could not be expected..to be wiser than her.

  出自：Sir W. Scott

• It wasn't more than ten feet by twelve.

  出自：J. Conrad

• I have done her less than justice.

  出自：R. Macaulay

• I'm a great deal happier than I was at 28.

  出自：V. Woolf

• A..creature who looked far older than her fifty years.

  出自：Ina Taylor

• A man a few years older than me.

  出自：B. Vine

商品

A：What about (things/ items/ products) otherthan food?
除了食物还有（什么/其它/别的）商品吗？

B：There are many stores near here.
附近还有很多商店。

交通

B：It’s (faster/ slower/ more expensive)than taking the bus or the subway.
这比坐公车或搭地铁（快/慢/贵）。

A：Oh, o.k.
噢，好吧。

接、送机场

A：Who will meet you at the air port?
谁会去机场接你？

B：No one.
没有人。

A：Oh,than I will arrange one of my staff to meet you at the airport.
哦，那我安排一个职员到飞机场去接你。