(1) ... not so much...... as (but) ... 与其说……还不如说……
(2) ... not so much that.....as (but) that...... 与其说……还不如说……
(3) ... not so much as..... (=not even) 甚至于不……，连……也不……
(4) ... might as well ... as..... 与其说……还不如说……
例1：He is not so much a teacher as a scholar.
译文：与其说他是老师，还不如说是学者。（注意翻译时动作的对象）
例2：It wasn"t so much his appearance I liked as his personality.
译文：与其说我喜欢他的外表，不如说我喜欢他的品格。
例3：It"s not so much that I don"t want to come but I just haven"t got the time.
译文：倒不是因为我不想来，而是我根本没有时间。
例4：He didn"t so much as say thank you after all we"d done for him.
译文：我们为他干了那么多事，他甚至连谢谢都没有说一声。
例5：You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him.
译文：与其将钱借给他，还不如把钱丢进大海。（注意翻译时动作的对象）
[注意]：more ... than ...
1) she is more beautiful than her sister. 她比她姐姐漂亮。
2) George is more intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治言行放肆，不如说他聪颖过人。
以上第1)句是more... than结构的一般用法，即在两个不同的事物之间就同一方面作比较；而第2)句是就同一个人的两个不同方面作比较。因此要译成“与其说……还不如说……”。
more...than结构在上述1) 2)两句中的用法也适用于less ... than结构，得出相反的含义：
例如：
1) John is less daring than quick-witted. 与其说约翰胆大，不如说他脑子灵活。
2) George was less intelligent than aggressive. 与其说乔治聪颖过人，不如说他言行放肆。
发表于 2017-8-5 21:53:12
