You should know better than to behave like that.

Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.

印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。

There was more whisky in it than soda.

那里面的威士忌比苏打水多。

No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.

我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。

Hardly had they reached Edinburgh than they were ordered to return to London.

他们刚抵达爱丁堡就接到回伦敦的命令。

We know he lived in Fleet Road, but other than that we don't know much about him.

我们只知道他住在舰队路,除此之外,我们对他了解不多。

No sooner had I got into the house than the phone rang.

我刚进屋,电话铃就响了。

Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.

我们刚到，问题就来了。

...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...

再过不到两个月就要在英格兰开始的三场制国际板球对抗赛

Natalie was prettier than her sister.

纳塔莉比她姐姐漂亮。

I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you.

如果你认为可以的话，我想发电邮而不打电话。

It's less than a mile to the beach.

离海滩不足一英里远。

Divorce is more common than it was a generation ago.

现在离婚比上一代人常见了。

There were fewer than twenty people there.

那里有不到二十个人。

She said she'd rather die than live in the city.

她说她宁愿死也不住在城里。

I'd rather drive than go by train.

我宁愿开车去也不愿坐火车。

We never go to church other than for funerals and weddings.

除了参加葬礼和婚礼,我们从不去教堂。

You need that money more than I do.

你比我更需要那笔钱。

The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...

这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。

The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...

这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。

It never takes more than an hour.

所用的时间从不会超过一个小时。