Iris: I have found almost everything ever written about love to be true.
我发现人们对于爱情的各种阐释都是真理。
Shakespeare said journeys end in lovers meeting.
莎士比亚曾说:“漂泊止于爱人相会”。
Oh, what an extraordinary thought!
真是神来之笔!
Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that,
虽然我自己不曾有过这样的经历,
but I'm more than willing to believe Shakespeare had.
但我想莎翁必定是有感而发。
——《恋爱假期》
more than: 很,非常
They were more than glad to help us.
他们非常乐意帮助我们。
more than的用法
1. “More than+名词”表示“多于……”、“非但……尤其是”如:
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
现代科学不仅仅是一堆信息而已。
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
Jason不光是一个讲师,更是一位作家。
2. “More than+数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意,如:
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
我认识大卫二十多年了。
3. “More than+形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思,如:
4) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
做科学实验的时候,一定要十分小心地使用实验设备。
5) He was more than upset by the accident.
他为此事故深感不安。
4. 在“More...than...”中,肯定“more”后面的而否定“than”后面的,约等于“是……而不是……”如:
6) This book seems to be more a manual than a text.
此外,“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现,如:
7) More offen than not (经常),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(非常关心)the current economic problems.