含有比較級的幾個有用習語

1. more or less

其意為“幾乎，差不多”“大約，或多或少”。如：

The work is more or less finished. 工作基本上完成了。

The answers were more or less right. 回答基本上是正確的。

It’s an hour’s journey, more or less. 大約有一個鐘頭的路程。

2. sooner or later

其意為“遲早，早晚，總有一天”。如：

Don’t worry—the child will come back sooner or later. 別急，這小孩遲早會回來的。

You should tell her, because she’ll find out sooner or later. 他應該告訴她，因為她遲早會發覺的。

3. what’s more

其意為“而且”“此外”“還有”“更有甚者”。如：

She says we could use her car, and what’s more, she’ll pay for the petrol. 她說我們可以用她的車，而且她還愿付汽油費。

He came home after midnight, and what’smore, hew as drunk. 他半夜過后才回家，而且喝醉了。

4. no sooner…than…

其意為“一…就…”。如：

We had no sooner set out than a thunderstorm broke. 我們剛出發就遇到了大雷雨。

No sooner had he gone to sleep than the telephone rang once again. 他剛睡著電話鈴又響了。