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no longer 与 no more 用法

 涓涓溪流看天下 2012-09-07

no longer no more 用法区别

 

1. —Excuse me, is this Mr Brown's office?

 —I'm sorry, but Mr Brown ________ works here. He left about three years ago.

  A. not now        B. no more     C. not still      D. no longer

2. —Will you give this message to Mr White, please?

 —Sorry, I can't. He ________ .

  A. doesn't any more work here        B. doesn't any longer work here

  C. doesn't work any more here        D. doesn't work here any longer

  【分析】

一、 no longerno more的意义区别

1. no longer着重表示时间或距离的不再延长,意为如今不再。等于not... any longer

2. no more着重表示数量或程度的减少,不再增加,意为再也没有更多()的数量(程度)”。等于not... any more

用作副词表示时间上的不再,可用no longer, not…any longer, not…any more

二、时态区别

1. no longer / not... any longer表示不再继续或再现过去某一时刻发生或存在而一直延续的动作/ 状态时,常用于过去时、现在时或将来时的句子中。如:

 He was no longer a thief. 他不再是小偷了。

When there is no gravity, our feet no longer stay on the ground.

如果没有重力,我们的脚就不能再站稳在地面上。

2. no more / not... any more表示再也不重复过去反复发生的动作时,常用于过去时或将来时的句子中。如:

Now she wasn't afraid any more. 现在她再也不害怕了。

三、位置区别

  当修饰动词时,no longer 通常位于句中的实意动词之前,动词be、助动词和情态动词之后,有时也可位于句末或句首(用于句首时,其后用倒装语序)可用于延续性动词和非延续性动词,此时也可用 not ... any more not ... any longer

no more (more 为形容词时,后接名词;more 为名词时,不接名词) no more 通常用于句末,且一般与非延续性动词连用。no more 也可表示时间上的不再”(但要与非延续性动 词连用,且位于句末),但在现代英语中,no more 一般不这样用。

not... any longernot... any more常置于句末。如:

 She could no longer find a way to get into the valley. 她再也找不到进山谷的路了。

 Time or opportunity lost will return no more. 机不可失,时不再来。

四、修饰动词区别

1. no longer / not... any longer 习惯用来修饰表示状态的持续动词(wait, live, work)

  Don't wait any longer. 别再等了。

  She could not keep up with him any longer.她不能再赶上他了。

2. no more / not... any more通常用来修饰表示具体动作的瞬间动词(go, stand, visit)。如:

  We couldn't stand it any more. 我们不能再忍受了。

五、作用区别

两者都可用来修饰动词,在句中作状语。当no more不再(有、存在)”解时,还可作定语和宾语。如:

 Later when they are far away from the earth and there is no more gravity, they find they are unable to stay in one place. 过后,当他们远离地球,到了不再有地球引力的地方时,他们发现自己不可能停留在一个地方不动。(作定语)

I have no more to say. 我再没有什么要说的了。(作宾语)

例句:

A. The picnic basket was no longer under the tree. 装有野餐的篮子不再在树下了。

They can't stay here any longer. 他们不能再留在这里了。

We don't live here any more /longer.  = We no longer live here. 我们不住在这里了。

He knows that he is no longer young. 他知道自己不再年轻。

She could no longer go to school. 她不再能上学了。

This is no longer a distant dream. 这已不再是遥远的梦。

I can’t wait any longer. 我不能再等了。

I am not concerned with that matter any longer. 我不再和这事有关。

He once knew her, but they are no longer friends.他过去认识她,但现在不再是朋友了。

Jane’s father died, and after that she no longer went to school.

正:I will go there no more. 我再也不去那里了。

正:I will no longer go there.   正:I won't go there any longer/any more.

注:在正式的文体中,no longer 也可位于句首(句子用倒装)或句末。如:

He no longer loves her. 他再也不爱她了。

=He loves her no longer.

= No longer does he love her.

B. We have no more money to give you. 我们没有更多的钱给你。

He still smoked, but he drank no more.

The baby watched and listened, and she didn't cry any more.那个婴儿看着、听着,不再哭了。

You won’t ever see her any more. 你不会再见到她。

I just can’t stand this life any more. 我简直受不了这种生活。

We won’t have any more discussion about it. 我们将不再作更多讨论了。

We don’t live here any more /longer. 我们不住在这里了。

=We no longer live here.

以下各例中的more longer 分别为much long的比较级,此时两者不可混淆:

There is no more bread. 没有面包了。

The boy doesn’t want any more. 这孩子不想再要了。

This rope is no longer than that one. 这根绳子与那根绳子一样不长。

 

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