職稱英語考試句型指導：比較句型（16）

職稱英語考試句型指導：比較句型（16）

　no less than ...

　　結構︰no less than＋名詞

　　說明︰此句型意為“多達…；足足有…之多”。等于“as many／much as ...”，強調多。

　　I received no less than ten thousand yen for my work. 我的工資多達一萬元。

　　The audience was no less than five thousand. 聽眾有五千人之多。

　　That hotel probably costs no less than 20 dollars a night.

　　那間旅館的住宿費大約要20元一晚呢。

　　No less than ten students flunked the exam. 整整有十位學生在這次考試中不及格。

　　not more than ...

　　結構︰not more than＋名詞

　　說明︰此句型意為“最多不超過…”。等于“at most＋＋”。

　　It is not more than ten minutes’ walk from the station. 由車站走到這里最多十分鐘的路程。

　　I’ll stay here not more than three days. 我將待在這里最多不超過三天。

　　For safety’s sake, don’t drive more than 30 kilometers per hour in the city.

　　為了安全起見，在市內開車時速不要超過三十公里。

　　not less than ...

　　結構︰not less than＋名詞

　　說明︰此句型意為“至少…”。等于“at least＋＋”。

　　The audience was not less than five thousand. 聽眾至少也有五千人。

　　I’ll stay here not less than three days. 我將待在這里至少三天。

　　Though they think it takes no more than three days to fulfill the mission, I believe it takes not less than six days. 雖然他們認為完成這任務只需三天，但我卻認為至少需要六天。