复杂的比较级的拆分和理解 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.

【结构分析】这是个并列句子，第一个并列句主干是Certainly people do not seem less interested in success and its signs，是一个很有特色的比较级，第二个并列句是主语是summer homes, European travel, BMWs，破折号后面是主语的同位语，也就是the locations, place names and name brands，动词是may change，后面是but引导的转折句but such items do not seem less in demand today than a decade or two years ago，该句还是个重要的比较级。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于并列句前后两个很经典的比较级，都是not...less than...，表示“不少于以前”，能合理的把两个比较级进行并列，很经典，而且里面的主语大量使用并列和排比这种语法，很时尚。

【核心词汇】

interested in success　对成功感兴趣

summer homes　消夏别墅

European travel　欧陆旅行

name brands　有名品牌

such items　这类事物

in demand　渴求

【参考译文】当然，人们现在对成功及其各种标志的兴趣似乎并不亚于先前。消夏别墅、欧陆旅行、宝马车——地点、地名以及品牌或许会有变化，但这类事物在今天被人渴求的程度也似乎不会亚于一二十年前。