復雜的比較級的拆分和理解 例179

例179　Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs now than formerly and summer homes, European travel, BMWs—the locations, place names and name brands may change, but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago.

【結構分析】這是個并列句子，第一個并列句主干是Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs，是一個很有特色的比較級，第二個并列句是主語是summer homes, European travel, BMWs，破折號后面是主語的同位語，也就是the locations, place names and name brands，動詞是may change，后面是but引導的轉折句but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago，該句還是個重要的比較級。

【亮點回放】此句話的亮點在于并列句前后兩個很經典的比較級，都是not...less than...，表示“不少于以前”，能合理的把兩個比較級進行并列，很經典，而且里面的主語大量使用并列和排比這種語法，很時尚。

【核心詞匯】

interested in success　對成功感興趣

summer homes　消夏別墅

European travel　歐陸旅行

name brands　有名品牌

such items　這類事物

in demand　渴求

【參考譯文】當然，人們現(xiàn)在對成功及其各種標志的興趣似乎并不亞于先前。消夏別墅、歐陸旅行、寶馬車——地點、地名以及品牌或許會有變化，但這類事物在今天被人渴求的程度也似乎不會亞于一二十年前。