例172 The greatness of a nation is no more determined by its population than the greatness of a man is determined by his height.
【結(jié)構(gòu)分析】no more...than.../not any more...than表示雙重否定,表示和……一樣都沒有,than前面的主語是The greatness of a nation,動詞is determined by,賓語是its population, than后面的主語是the greatness of a man,動詞is determined by,賓語是his height。
【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于no more...than.../not any more...than的經(jīng)典使用,表示前面沒有做,正如后面沒有做一樣,屬于高級比較級。
【核心詞匯】
greatness 偉大性
determined by 取決于
height 身材
【參考譯文】一個國家是否偉大不是取決于它的人口,就像一個人是否偉大并不是取決于他的身材。