「Then」与「Than」：英文相似字用法大不同！

「then」有然后、那时、那么的意思，而「than」则常见于比较两件事物的句子当中，但在书写时可能还是会因为印象不够深刻而无法区分。

Engvid的讲师Emma提出了「then」与「than」的区分方法，并且影片前后还有小测验，运用大量的例句让人再也不会忘记这两个单字的差异了！

1. 小测验

(1) She is bigger then me. (X) (2) I will e than. (X) (3) I ate dinner, and then I cleaned up. (O) (4) I have more money than my sister. (O) (5) Back than, I took the bus. (X)

2. Then (adv.) 那么、然后、当时

– often at beginning or end – sequence / time 通常和时间与次序有关 (1) First I rented the movies. Then I watched all three LOTRs back to back.

一开始我借了魔戒这部电影，然后我就把三部曲都看过两遍了。 (2) We didn’t have the inter back then. 我们那时候并没有网际网路。 (3) Every now and then, I look at my photo albums. 我偶尔会看看我的相簿。

3. Than (conj.) 比较(parative)、与其

– more than 比……多 – less than 比……少 – ______er than 比……还要…… – rather than 而不是…… (1) Wolverine is better than Cyclops. 《金钢狼》比《独眼怪》还要好。 (2) It cost more money than I thought. 这件物品所要花的钱，比我想像中的还要多。

4. 练习

(1) I went to the store to buy milk. ____ I realized I fot my wallet at home. (2) Every now and ____, I buy Smarties. (3) Abdul is funnier ____ Frank. (4) Vegetables are more expensive in the Yukon ____ Toronto.

5. 解答

(1) then (2) then (3) than (4) than

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