○12num.+n.+-ed

four-storeyed四层楼的;three-legged三条腿的

○13num.+n.

five-year五年的;first-class一流的

3)base sth. on/upon sth.以......为基础(或根据)

也可用作be based on结构。如：

The movie is based on a real-life incident.

这部电影以现实生活中的一件事为基础。

另外based还可表示"在......居住(工作)；驻地(总部)在......　如：

a New York-based company总部设在纽约的公司

2. Pip's sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.

皮普的姐姐几乎没有什么善言好语，但乔却是一个善良淳朴的人，他宁愿死也不愿看到皮普受到任何伤害。

【巧解句构】本句属于并列句型，第二个分句中包含一个非限制性定语从句who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip。

句中would rather do...than do...意思是"宁愿......也不愿......"。又如：

He would rather die than surrender.他宁死不屈。

【拓展延伸】类似的结构还有：

would do rather than do宁可......也不......

would rather do than do宁可......也不......

prefer to do rather than do宁可......也不......

would rather not do宁愿不做......

【辨析比较】rather than而不是；宁愿......而不......

1)此词组为一个连词词组，可分开使用，常用来连接两个并列成分，表示在两者之间进行选择。

We ought to check up rather than just accept what he says.

我们应该核实一下，而不是他说什么就信什么。

2)连接两个形容词，构成两个表语；或连接两个时间副词，构成状语。

These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.

这些鞋子穿起来很舒服，可不够漂亮。

He would prefer to come in August rather than in July.

他想八月来，而不愿七月来。

3)连接两个代词、名词或者动名词。

His mother is a teacher rather than an artist.

他母亲是一个教师，而不是一个艺术家。

It ought to be me rather than you that should sign the letters.

在信上签名的该是我，而不是你。

I love swimming rather than skating.

我喜欢游泳而不喜欢溜冰。

other than不同于......；非......；除了......

no other than除......外没有；只有；正是