more... than 与其,不如......

　　less than 少于

　　no less than 不少于,多达

　　better than 好于,胜过

　　rather than 而不是

　　other than 除了

　　【高考链接】

　　(2009·浙江高考)It took 　　　　 building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses.It took brains,too.

　　A.other than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.more than

　　C.rather than D.less than

　　2. Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.事实上,当不同的文化相互交流渗透时,所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展的。

　　【观察思考】

　　1)I don't actually remember it.其实我不记得那件事了。

　　2)They are not married,actually.他们实际上没有结婚。

　　3)He is actually fifty years old.他竟然五十岁了。

　　3)Actually,I'm busy at the moment-can I call you back later?

　　说实在的,我这会儿正忙--可以过一会给你回电话吗?

actually 副词,表示"实际上;(礼貌地纠正他人)事实上;居然,竟然;说实在地"等意义。

actual 形容词,真实的,实际的

actuality 名词,真实,实际

　　【尝试运用】

　　用actually 的适当形式完成下面的句子。

　　1)　　　,China may have the largest number of English learners.

　　2)Can you give me an 　　　 example?

　　3)She looks younger than me,but in 　　　 fact,she is much older.

　　4)The food was not 　　　 all that expensive.

　　【词组串记】

　　in actual fact

　　as a matter of fact

　　in reality/ fact/ truth

　　以上词组都意为"事实上,实际上",与actually 同义。

　　3.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础,而我们今天所说的英语不是。

　　【观察思考】

　　1)At present,he is on holiday.目前, 他正在度假。

　　2)I can't remember her name for the present.我一时想不起她的名字来了。

　　3)What can we get him as a birthday present? 我送他什么生日礼物好呢?

　　4)Three hundred guests were present at the ceremony.300位客人出席了典礼。

　　5)The headmaster presented a medal to each winner.校长向每位获胜者颁发了奖牌。

at present=at the present time 意为"目前,现在"。