• the more…the more…　越……就越……

The harder you work，the greater progress you'll make.

你越努力，進步就越大。

• more B than A=less A than B 與其說A不如說B

He is more lazy than slow at his work.

He is less slow than lazy at his work.

他工作時，與其說是反應慢不如說是懶。

• no more… than… 與……一樣……，不比……多

The officials could see no more than the Emperor.

官員們看到的和皇帝一樣多。

• no less… than…　與……一樣……

He is no less diligent than you.

他和你一樣勤勉。

• more than　不隻是，非常

She is more than kind to us all. 她對我們非常熱心。

More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer.

學生多半會作出正确的回答。

Several publishers rejected her book, but that just made her all the more determined.

幾個出版商拒絕出版她的書，但那恰恰使得她更加堅定。

"Do you mind if I bring a couple of friends to your party?" "Not at all - the more the merrier!"

“你介意我帶幾個朋友參加你的聚會嗎？”“當然不會，人越多越有意思！”

"I saw him coming out of her flat." "Say no more!"

“我看見他從她的公寓裡出來。”“明白了，不要再說了！”

Tom was doing the cooking - need I say more?

湯姆在做飯——還用我多說嗎？

"I arranged all my CDs in alphabetical order." "Mmm, I think you should get out more, Mike."

“我把所有光盤都按字母順序排好了。““哦，我覺得你倒不如去做些更有意思的事，邁克。”

The play was a success more by accident than design.

這部劇的成功與其說是演得好，還不如說是運氣好。

"You did amazingly well to get the ball in." "Oh, it was more by luck than judgment."

“你進的那個球太棒了。”“哦，不過是運氣好罷。”

It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.

把它拿回商店重換不值，太麻煩了。

They've given him a holiday in Italy. What more does he want - jam on it?

他們已經讓他到意大利度假。他還想要什麼呢？知足吧！

We bit off more than we could chew in our original reform proposals.

我們最初的改革計劃超出了自己的能力。

那樣好多了！這才像話！

完全同意／不同意

欲速則不達。

不像表面那麼簡單，比表面看到的要複雜