怎么区分than和then

很多人会误用than和then，或许是因为它们发音类似，或许是有些词义上的混淆，总之，知道如何区分它们并用到恰当的场合中是最重要的。Follow this guide below, and then you'll be using these words better than anyone you know!（遵循以下步骤，然后你就会比别人都用得更好了！）

方法 1 的 1:

使用实例

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- 例句1：There are more onions than scallions in your fridge.冰箱里的洋葱比青葱多。
- 例句2：Scott was sicker than a dog last week.上周斯科特简直比狗还虚弱。
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- 例句1：First there were four, and then there were two. 首先有四个，然后变成两个了。
- Wash the clothes, then put them in the dryer.先洗衣服，然后再放到烘干机里。
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- 发Than的时候，口腔打得更开，舌头置于底部顶住下齿。从口腔后部和喉咙发出来的元音会稍微有被阻挡的感觉。
- 发Then的时候嘴张开一半就行，发音时喉咙和舌头都处于放松状态。
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- 用next代替then，检验句子是否有意义？
  - I will go to the store next是我接下来去商店的意思，所以这里可以用then：I will go to the store then.
  - I like apples better next papayas 这句话语义不通，所以应该使用than：I like apples better than papayas.（比起木瓜我更喜欢苹果。）
- 用in comparison to 来代替than，看看句子通不通。
  - 句子It costs more in comparison to a new car的语意通顺，意思是这比买辆新车钱花得更多，所以可以用than：It costs more than a new car.
  - 而这个句子You'll never guess what happened to me in comparison to 却讲不通，所以你可能要用到then： You'll never guess what happened to me then!（你永远猜不到当时发生了什么。）
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- 错例:I'm a better speller then you! （意思本是：我比你更擅长拼字。）
- 错例: I feel that astrophysics is less interesting then horticulture. （意思本是：我觉得园艺学比天体物理学更有意思。）
- 错例: She is going to stop to get snacks, than we'll go to the library together. （意思本是：她打算先去买点零食，然后我们再一起去图书馆。）
- 错例: Our parents used to go out to eat every now and than. （意思本是：我们父母过去常常在外面吃饭。）
- 正确: Learn grammar rules. Then you will be smarter than your average bear. （意思是：学好语法规则，你会比同龄人更聪明。）
6 熟能生巧，平时写文章的时候就要注意。发短信、电子邮件、聊天都是你纠正错误、练习使用的好机会，不要忽视哦，很有可能哪天一个重要场合就要用到它哦！