She is more than kind to us all.
The story of the erupted island is more than a story.
His merits more than offset弥补, 抵销demerits.
more B than A 与其说A不如说B
=less A than B
He is more lazy than slow at his work.
= He is less slow than lazy at his work.
13 和less有关的词组
1) no less than = as much (many) as
I have no less than (as much as) 10,000 dollars.
2) not less than = at least
He as not less than (at least) 5 dollars.
3) no less… than…= as …as与……一样……
She is no less rich (as rich as )than her sister.
He is no less diligent than you.
4) not less +原级 than = 至少不必…差,也许比…好
She is not less rich than her sister.
(= She is as rich as , or richer than, her sister.)
1. There is ____ bridge over the river.
A. a stone old fine B. an old stone fine
C. a fine old stone D. an old fine stone
2. It´s surprising that ____ little children could do ____ much work.
A. such; so B. so; such
C. such; such D. so; so
3. How ____ the song sounds!
A. pleasure B. pleased
C. pleasant D. pleasantly
4. No sooner had he gone to bed than he fell ____.
A. sleep B. asleep C. slept D. sleepily
5. They dug ____ into the earth, hoping to find something of ____.
A. deep; value B. deeply; value
C. deep; valuable D. deeply; valuable
1-5 CACBA
6. What a ____ day we are having today!
A. lovely B. likely
C. lively D. interestingly
7. John is two years ____ than I.
A. smaller B. less
C. elder D. younger
8. He is said to be the best-known musician ____.
A. alive B. living
C. live D. lively
9. Have you got any ____ information for us?
A. further B. farther
C. far D. farer
10. I know I am short, but he is ____ than I.
A. less taller B. more tall
C. no taller D. the taller
6-10 ADAAC lively adj.活泼的, 活跃的, 栩栩如生的
lovely
adj.可爱的, 有趣的
likely
adj.很可能的
be likely to do sth.
这趟火车很可能晚点。
The train is likely to be late.
可能做某事
lively
adj活泼的;生气勃勃的
A lively person is full of life and is always doing things.
一个生气勃勃的人,总是充满活力并且总在做事。
alive
adj活的,活着的
The fish we caught is still alive.
我们捉的鱼还活着。
living
adj活着的,有生命的
对我们来说在世的人比去世的人更重要。
The living are more important to us than the dead.
她没有还健在的亲戚。
She has no living relatives.
live
adj活的,有生命的,实况转播的
a live animal
活的动物
It wasn´t a recorded show; it was live.
“那不是录音节目,是实况转播。”
11. Wang Lin is ____ a worker. He writes novels.
A. more than B. not more than
C. no more than D. less than
12. It´s ____ faster to travel by air ____ by water.
A. much; than B. much more; as
C. more; than D. very more; than like