Watching baseball match is no more intellectual than listening to music is.
老师这句话意思是否看棒球比赛和听音乐都不明智,还是看棒球比赛没比听音乐明智到哪去。
Watching a baseball match is no more intellectual than listening to music is.
【直译】看棒球比赛和听音乐都无需智商。
【意译】看棒球比赛和听音乐都无需费神。
很多网友不熟知 intellectual 这个形容词的使用方法,觉得只不过“明智的;有智商的”。这只不过其中一种意思,这种使用方法是形容“人”的。假如描写“事物、事件”,intellectual 则表示“需要智商的”。比如:
This math problem is intellectual. 等于:
This math problem needs intelligence.
关于比较结构:no more...than...,是对参与比较的两个事物,作全部否定。
“no + 比较级 + than” 也是一种比较结构。注意“no + 比较级” 分两种拼写状况:
① no taller than... 少音节的形容词副词后加-er,注意:不可出现no more tall than 或者 no more taller than 的状况。比如:
This room is no bigger than that. 这个房间与那间都不大。
His grammar is no better than mine. 他的语法同我的一样不好。
He is no taller than I. (He is as short as I. ) 他和我一样个子都不高。
② no more beatiful than... 多音节的形容词副词前加 more,比如:
He is no more hard working than she is.他跟她一样都不需要功。
Tom was no more surprised than disappointed at this news. 汤姆听见那消息既不惊讶也不失望。
He is no more considerate of others than his brother is. 他不体谅其他人,就跟他弟弟一样。
She is no less hard working than he is.他跟她一样都非常用功。
这是双重否定,等于一定,再补充两句:
He is no less clever than his elder brother. 他和他的大哥一样聪明。
She is no less good at swimming than Mary. 她和玛丽一样善于游泳。
【注意】在网友给的句子中, intellectual 是个多音节词,故之前加 more。若是少音节词,如big, hot, fast, tall等,则直接加-er。