问
您在上条中说,选项 no less than 与选项 no more than 都是正确的。那么,下题的 no less than 与 no more than 是否也都是正确的呢? Though his family was poor, his school education added up to ____ ten years. A. no more than B. no less than C. only D. as much as
答
我们在上条中已经指出，no less than 与 no more than 虽然都与精确的数字连用，但它们的口气却是完全相反的：前者“言其多”，后者“言其少”。因此，在句意明确的句子里，两者是不能互换的。拿你提出的试题来说，though 从句表明“他家很穷”，主句表明“他受了十年教育”。在这样的条件下，请你判断一下，是用“言其多”的口气，还是用“言其少”的口气呢？当然要用“言其多”(no less than)的口气！