復雜的比較級的拆分和理解 例173

例173　But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

【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，any more than前面的主語是his primary task，動詞是is to think about，賓語是the moral code，后面是定語從句which governs his activity, any more than后面主語是a businessman，動詞是個短語is expected to dedicate his energies to，賓語是an exploration of rules of conduct in business。

【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】

primary task　主要任務

moral code　道德準則

governs his activity　支配他的行為

dedicate energies to　投入精力于

an exploration of　去探索

rules of conduct in business　商業(yè)中行為準則

【參考譯文】但是，他的主要任務并不是去思考支配他行為的道德準則，正如我們不會期待一個商人去竭盡全力去探索商業(yè)運作中的行為準則一樣。