词组 | know better than to do |
释义 | know better than to do 【问】 《大学英语》精读Ⅳ,Unit 1: “Did you have a nice lunch?”she asked sweetly. I had had amarvelous steak,but know better by now than to say so. 句中的know better than to say so是否是指“比说出这一点知道得更好一些”? 【答】 know better than to do sth.一般可译为“懂得不该去做某事”、“很明白不致于去做某事”、“知道做某事是错误的”、“不会愚蠢(糊涂)到去做某事”。让我们看几个实例: 1. I knew better than to lend him any money. (ELD) 我知道我是不应该借给他钱的。 2. She should know better than to spend all her money on books. (LDAE) 她应该明白不能把所有的钱都花在买书上。 上面句子里的I had had a marvelous steak.but know better by now than to say so.似可译为:我吃了一个香喷喷的大牛排,但是此刻我明白我还是不说出来为好。 请做下面的试题: I think your sister is old enough to know______to spend all her money on fancy goods.A. other than B. rather than C. better than D. more than 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第632页. |
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