Iris: I have found almost everything ever written about love to be true.
我發現人們對于愛情的各種闡釋都是真理。
Shakespeare said journeys end in lovers meeting.
莎士比亞曾說:“漂泊止于愛人相會”。
Oh, what an extraordinary thought!
真是神來之筆!
Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that,
雖然我自己不曾有過這樣的經歷,
but I'm more than willing to believe Shakespeare had.
但我想莎翁必定是有感而發。
——《戀愛假期》
more than: 很,非常
They were more than glad to help us.
他們非常樂意幫助我們。
more than的用法
1. “More than+名詞”表示“多于……”、“非但……尤其是”如:
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
現代科學不僅僅是一堆信息而已。
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
Jason不光是一個講師,更是一位作家。
2. “More than+數詞”含“以上”或“不止”之意,如:
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
我認識大衛二十多年了。
3. “More than+形容詞”等于“很”或“非常”的意思,如:
4) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
做科學實驗的時候,一定要十分小心地使用實驗設備。
5) He was more than upset by the accident.
他為此事故深感不安。
4. 在“More...than...”中,肯定“more”后面的而否定“than”后面的,約等于“是……而不是……”如:
6) This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
此外,“more than”也在一些慣用語中出現,如:
7) More offen than not (經常),people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
8) All of us are more than a little concerned about(非常關心)the current economic problems.