词汇:than
conj. 比(用于形容词、副词的比较级之后);除…外(用于other等之后);与其…(用于 rather等之后);一…就(用于 no sooner等之后)
相关场景
I think what hurt more than anything was the dig you made about my contesting.
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
I was so prolific, in fact, that I borrowed my children's names so I could submit more than one entry.
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
It wasn't that I was any more gifted than your average contester, I was simply more determined.
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
>> The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Movie Script
She's not well born, it's true, but she's no worse than Fanny's illustrious ancestor, the first de la Jones.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
Rather, I beg your pardon, Major Dobbin, since better men than you are dead... and you've stepped into their shoes.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
The Crawleys have been here no longer than us, and Mrs. Crawley's the talk of the town.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
The debt that finished me, the man who tipped me into the abyss, is none other than George's father, John Osborne.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
Well, he's a soldier, isn't he, for all his swagger, and there's more to soldiering than gold braid and regimental dinners.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
I'd rather be in Queer Street with you than Park Lane with any other.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
Pitt's mother, my first wife, she was the daughter of a lord, which makes him grander than all of us put together, doesn't it, Pitt?
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
Better her than a black Mrs. Sedley from Boggley Wollah... and her dozen mahogany grandchildren.
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
>> Vanity Fair 名利场 Movie Script
雇佣比你聪明的人才。代表。分享年度馅饼。
Being young and broke is better than being old and rich. Most old rich people would give everything they have to be young and without a dime. That’s because time, not money, is the most precious resource we have.
>> How to Get Rich
>> How to Get Rich
年轻而破产总比年老而富有好。大多数富有的老年人愿意付出一切,只要年轻,一分钱也没有。这是因为时间,而不是金钱,是我们最宝贵的资源。
“Ownership is not the most important thing. It is the only thing that counts. Nothing else counts in the getting of money. Shareholder thanks do not count. A good salary and a company car and health plan and pension don’t count. Most share options (usually nothing more than the promise of chickenfeed to salaried employees, and a promise broken half the time, too), don’t count. The gratitude of colleagues doesn’t count. Nothing counts but what you own in the race to get rich.”
>> How to Get Rich
>> How to Get Rich
“所有权不是最重要的。它是唯一重要的。在获得金钱方面,没有什么比这更重要。股东的感谢不重要。高薪、公司汽车、健康计划和养老金都不重要。大多数股票期权(通常只不过是对受薪员工的承诺,有时也会违背承诺)不重要。同事的感激不重要。除了你在致富竞赛中拥有的东西,没有什么更重要。”
避免买家拍卖。你会付出比你需要的更多。
去做吧。道歉比获得许可容易得多。
Don't assume that money can lure everyone into doing what you need. Many people, including very talented ones, want the chance to prove their skills and grow more than a few extra dollars every month. Money may be one motivating factor, but it's a mistake to assume it's everything.
>> How to Get Rich
>> How to Get Rich
不要想当然地认为金钱可以诱使每个人做你需要的事情。许多人,包括非常有才华的人,都希望有机会证明自己的技能,每月多赚几美元。金钱可能是一个激励因素,但认为金钱就是一切是错误的。
Look to your competitors for ideas. They will often come up with winning strategies that you did not think of. Instead of resenting this, learn to emulate their winning strategies to capitalize on the opportunity and to do it even better than they did.
>> How to Get Rich
>> How to Get Rich
向你的竞争对手寻求想法。他们经常会想出你没有想到的制胜策略。与其对此感到不满,不如学会效仿他们的获胜策略,抓住机会,做得比他们更好。