复杂的比较级的拆分和理解 例173

例173　But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.

【结构分析】no more...than.../not any more...than表示双重否定，表示和……一样都没有，any more than前面的主语是his primary task，动词是is to think about，宾语是the moral code，后面是定语从句which governs his activity, any more than后面主语是a businessman，动词是个短语is expected to dedicate his energies to，宾语是an exploration of rules of conduct in business。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于no more...than.../not any more...than的经典使用，表示前面没有做，正如后面没有做一样，属于高级比较级。

【核心词汇】

primary task　主要任务

moral code　道德准则

governs his activity　支配他的行为

dedicate energies to　投入精力于

an exploration of　去探索

rules of conduct in business　商业中行为准则

【参考译文】但是，他的主要任务并不是去思考支配他行为的道德准则，正如我们不会期待一个商人去竭尽全力去探索商业运作中的行为准则一样。