目前大家應該是對then是什么意思（Then和than的區(qū)別）比較感興趣的，所以今天好房網(wǎng)小編CC就來為大家整理了一些關于then是什么意思（Then和than的區(qū)別）方面的相關知識來分享給大家，希望大家會喜歡哦。

then是什么意思（Then和than的區(qū)別）

?There are tons of words in the English language that are similar but not the same and I've been creating a whole lot of lessons about them lately, particularly some of the really confusing ones.

Now you can check out all of the ones I've already made in that playlist right up there but today we're going to focus on two words that are often confused and misused, 'then' and 'than'.

英語中有很多單詞非常相似，但是并不完全相同，我最近出過很多相關的課程，尤其是那些非常令人困惑的單詞。

大家可以看一下播放列表中我已經(jīng)發(fā)布的課程，就在這里，但是今天呢我們要側(cè)重于兩個經(jīng)常弄混，經(jīng)常錯用的單詞，那就是‘then’和‘than’。

Now I'm Emma from mmmEnglish and if these two words confuse you, then this lesson is for you and even if you think that you know what they mean and how to use them correctly, it's worth just sticking around to check.

I'll explain how they're used in English, how they're pronounced, and of course we'll practise with a little quiz at the end to make sure that everything you learned during the lesson has stuck.

我是Emma，歡迎來到Emma的美味英語，如果這兩個單詞讓你困惑的話，那這節(jié)課程就是為你量身定做的，即使你覺得你很清楚這兩個單詞是什么意思，也知道如何正確使用，檢查一下對不對還是很有意義的。

我會解釋它們在英語中是如何使用的，它們是如何發(fā)音的，當然了，我們會在結(jié)尾的時候做幾個小練習，來確保大家已經(jīng)鞏固了本節(jié)課程所學到的知識。

And remember that all of my lessons have subtitles or captions and you can turn them on by clicking that settings button just down there.

And so many of my students, my amazing students who are generous enough to share some of their time for all of you, they have been writing subtitles in their own native languages so that more of the people from their country can watch and learn and experience the lessons on the mmmEnglish Channel so if you've got time and you're up for the challenge to write some of the captions in your own native language, I would absolutely appreciate it.

記住我的課程呢都是有字幕的，大家可以通過點擊下面的設置按鈕打開字幕。

我的很多學生，他們都超級贊，而且非?？犊蠓剑涣哂诜窒硭麄兊臅r間，他們用自己的母語寫了字幕，這樣他們國家更多的人就可以觀看學習，并且體驗美味英語頻道的課程，所以如果大家有時間并且準備好迎接挑戰(zhàn)，將字幕翻譯成自己的母語的話，那我會非常感激大家的。

And look, I know you've been watching my lessons for a little while now so if you haven't subscribed already, I think it's time to do it. . . . . . .

看呀，我知道你看我的課程已經(jīng)看了一段時間了，所以如果你還沒有訂閱的話，我覺得是時候動手了。

To start this lesson, I want to make something really clear.

Than and then are not the same words even though they look similar and they sound quite similar, they have different meanings and uses.

在本節(jié)課程開始的時候，我想明確幾件事情。

Than和then是兩個不同的單詞，即使它們看起來很相近，聽起來也很相似，但它們的意思和使用方式都完全不同。

And I have to admit that these two words had me fooled for a long time at school.

Through school, I was forever using the wrong word and I was getting marked incorrect by my teachers all the time. It took years for me to remember.

我得承認這兩個單詞在我上學的時候都令我十分頭疼。

在上學的時候，我一直用的都不對，我的老師總是會會給我標出錯誤。我花了很多年才記住。

And part of the problem is that these words sound quite similar. They both use the voiced /th/ sound.

And we can hear a little difference in the vowel sound when these words are stressed in a sentence and sometimes they are /ean/.

部分問題就在于這兩個單詞聽起來太相似了。它們都有濁音th。

當這兩個單詞在句子中重讀的時候，我們能聽到元音有所不同，有時候是/ean/。

The /a/ vowel sound, /ean/. And /e?n/.

元音/a/，/ean/.然后是/e?n/。

The /?/ vowel sound, /e?n/.

But actually, most of the time, these words are unstressed and then they sound really similar because both of those vowels sounds reduce down to the schwa sound.

元音/?/ ，/e?n/。

但是其實呢，大多數(shù)情況下，這兩個單詞都是非重讀的，所以它們聽起來非常像，因為這兩個元音都變成了中元音。

So it sounds like then, then. Then we can't hear any difference at all.

所以聽起來就像是then一樣。然后我們就聽不到任何區(qū)別了。

Now the closest that I ever came to a rule for this was than with an A is used for comparisons and then with an E is used for time.

It helped me a little in the end so if you find it helpful to try and remember that rule, especially to use those words correctly in sentences, then go ahead.

我能想到的最近的規(guī)則就是如果是A的話，就是用來比較的，如果是E的話，就是用來表示時間的。這后來對我有所幫助，所以如果你覺得有用的話，可以試著記一下這條規(guī)則，如果是在句子中正確使用這兩個單詞，然后就繼續(xù)吧。

Now let's go a little deeper and I think we'll start with than because there's only one basic definition and use for than. So than is a conjunction and we use it to make comparisons.

現(xiàn)在讓我們再深入一點，我覺得我們應該從than開始，因為than只有一個基本的定義和用法。Than是一個連詞，我們用它來表示比較。

So when we're highlighting the difference between two separate things. I'm taller than my sister.

當我們強調(diào)兩個不同事物之間的差別的時候。我比我的妹妹高。

Your phone gets a better signal than mine.

Do you think that pasta is more filling than salad?

你的手機信號比我好。

你覺得意面比沙拉更飽腹嗎？

Notice that than is usually used with an adjective.

It's used to say that something is more or less than something else, taller than, better than, more filling than.

注意than通常都和形容詞一起使用。

通常說某個東西比另外一個東西多或者是少，更高，更好，更飽腹。

Right? Now another common comparison phrase also uses than and that's rather than.

對吧？另外一個常見的也用than來表示比較的短語時rather than。

I'd rather ride than walk, or I'd rather not go than wear that dress.

Rather is just another type of comparison.

相比于走路，我更愿意騎自行車，或者是我寧愿不去也不要穿那條裙子。

Rather是另外一種類型的比較。

It's like saying I prefer to do one thing more than the other. And with rather, you'll often see than.

就像是相對于另外一件事，我更想做這件。一般than會和rather同時出現(xiàn)。

Now finally, you'll also hear than used in quite a few fixed expressions and common phrases. I guess it's better late than never.

最后呢，你還會在一些固定表達和常見的短語中聽到than。我覺得晚做總比不做好。

I'd like to go home sooner rather than later. Finding our way is easier said than done!

我恨不得馬上回家。尋找我們的道路說起來比做起來難多了。

So did you hear in all of those fixed expressions how than was pronounced? It was reduced, it was short and low in pitch. It's an unstressed word, than, than, than. Right?

So I want you to practise them out loud with me, better late than never, sooner rather than later, easier said than done.

你在這些固定表達中聽到than了嗎？是怎么發(fā)音的呢？它的發(fā)音被削弱了，發(fā)音很短，語調(diào)很低。這是個非重讀單詞，than，than，than。對吧？

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