基本上 let alone 不用再句首,只用在句中。连接两个句子,有进 一步比较之意,译为:更不用说 给你几个例句。
There isn't enough room for us, let alone six dogs and a cat. 连我们的地方都不够,更不必说六条狗和一支猫了。 I haven't decided on the menu yet, let alone bought the food. 我还没决定吃什么菜呢,更不必说买好了。 I never thought of it, let alone did I do it. 我想都没有想到它,更谈不上去做了。 He hasn't enough money for food, let alone amusements. 他连温饱都无法解决,就更不用说娱乐了。 The baby can't even walk, let alone run. 这小孩连走路都不会,更不用说跑了。
let alone 后面跟 do 和 doing 的区别 let alone 后面结构主要取决于其前面对比内容结构,即要与其前面 结构保持一致!
例如1.Protecting the air,let alone improving it,is a challenge. 别说要改善空气了,现在就是保护它也很难. 2. The central government has struggled to count this debt,let alone control it. 对此中央政府连贷款金额都无法汇总,更别说对贷款进行调控. 3. Tourists need have no truck with maldivian culture or currency,let alone its politics. 游客们不必与马尔代夫的文化、货币打交道,更别说政治了.