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比较级 + than + any other + 单数名词

比较级形式表示最高级含义：

“形容词或副词的比较级＋than + any (other) + 单数可数名词 / any of the other+复数名词 / the others / any of the others.”表示“甲比同一范围的任何一个人/物都……”，含义是“甲最……”。

①The Yangtze River is longer than any other river in China.

  =The Yangtze River is longer than any of the other rivers in China.

  长江比中国的任何一条其他的河都长。

  =The Yangtze River is longer than the other rivers in China. 长江比中国的其他所有的河都长。

  =The Yangtze River is the longest river in China. 长江是中国最长的河流。

②Mike gets to school earlier than any other student in his class.

  = Mike gets to school earlier than any of the other students in his class.

  迈克比他们班上任何一个其他的同学到校都早。

  = Mike gets to school earlier than the other students in his class.

  迈克比他们班上其他的同学到校都早。

  = Mike gets to school earliest in his class. 迈克在他们班到校最早。

③Bamboo probably has more uses than any other plant in the world.

④She dances better than any other girl in her class.

⑤Indian produces more films than any other country in the world.

⑥Today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.

  今天住在加利福尼亚的美洲土著人比任何其他州的都要多。

⑦Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other  country in the world. 她们知道，因为五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。

☆但是，如果比较双方不属于同一类别或同一范围，句中则不用other。例如：

①Shanghai is larger than any city in Hebei Province.

②He runs faster than any girl in his class.

③The Yangtze River is longer than any river in Japan.长江比日本的任何一条河都长。

④Mike gets to school earlier than any student in Tom’s class.

迈克比汤姆班上任何一个学生到校都早。(迈克和汤姆不是同一个班)

☆在使用这一结构时须要注意：使用这一结构来表达同一范畴中最高级含义时，切记不可出现自身比较错误。如下面的翻译句子：中国是所有亚洲国家中最大的一个。

如果译为：

①China is larger than all the countries in Asia.   (×)

②China is larger than any country in Asia.   (×)

应译为：

①China is larger than any other country in Asia.

②China is larger than any of the other countries in Asia.

③China is larger than the others in Asia.

④China is larger than any of the others in Asia.

练习：

China is larger than ______ in Asia and also larger than ______ in Europe.

A. any country; any country           B. any country; any other country

C. any other country; any country       D. any other country; any other country

答案：C