Question

一个高中英语单选题----高手帮忙

Though he started late, Mr. Guo played the piano as well as, if _____ , Miss Liu.
A：not better than B：not better C：no better than D：no better

1、选出答案并解释原因。
2、指出as well as在此是什么词性，如何翻译？

Answer 1

选A。题意：虽然起步比较晚，郭先生弹得一手好钢琴，如果没有刘女士弹得好，也差不多了。

not better than：没有。。。好。潜台词说明两者都不错。

no better than：都不怎么样。潜台词说明两者都不行。

例句：Your oral English is not better than John's。你的英语口语没有约翰的那么好。（两人的都不错）。

Your oral English is no better than John's。你和约翰的英语口语都不怎么样。

as well as ：和...一样好。

if not better than 是 插入语。

祝学习进步。

Answer 2

选C
as well as 与。。。一样
这是一个介词短语，何来词性啊
这句话的意思是
尽管Mr. Guo开始的晚，但他弹钢琴与Mr. Guo一样好，如果没有比她更好的话
as well as和no better than是两个并列的介词短语

Answer 3

A. 这样解读Mr Guo played the piano as well as Miss Liu,if he played not better than she.
as well as是副词磁性，意思为“与。。。一样”，整句翻译为“虽然他开始的晚，但是郭先生钢琴弹得即使不比刘小姐好也和她一样好”