“与其……不如”的几种英译

• 作 者: 冯树鉴
• 出 处: 大学英语
• 发表日期: 1988年03期
• 关键词: 英语表达 副词短语 情态动词 虚拟式 writer 特定语境 branches 原级 mutually 开汽车

汉语中“与其……不如”是一个很有用的句式,用来比较同一个人或同一个事物的前后两种不同性质、不同特征或不同行为,帮助我们否定一方(与其……),肯定一方(不如……),从而把意思表达得更加明确。英语中表达“与其……不如”的词语,结构多样,意义微妙,用法复杂。下面简明介绍英语表达“与其……不如”的常用句式三种。

The Chinese word “not as good as it is” is a very useful sentence pattern used to compare the two different natures, different characteristics or different behaviors of the same person or the same thing, helping us to deny one (and its...) (Not as good as ...), so that the meaning is expressed more clearly. The words “not as good as it is” in English are diverse in structure, subtle in meaning, and complicated in usage. The following is a brief description of the three commonly used sentence patterns in English that are “not as good as”.