整理了一些2020考研英语词汇复习常用词句，现在先看【not so much ... as ...】，词句是读懂文章的基础，不论是考试中的翻译、阅读还是作文，都需要我们把基础打好，文都考研小编希望大家能够认识到这一点，对于英语词汇的复习不要落下。
2020考研英语词汇复习常用词句:not so much ... as ...
not so much ... as ... 与其说……不如说……
例1.Science moves forward , they say , not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like imporoved techniques and tools. [译文]：他们说，科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。
例2.The conveniences that Americans desire reflect not so much a leisurely lifestyle as busy lifestyle in which even minutes of time are too valuable to be wasted。 [译文]：美国人所需要的各种便利条件与其说是反映一种从容不迫的生活方式，还不如说反映一种忙碌的生活方式。在这种忙碌的生活方式中甚至几分钟时间都得珍惜。
[注释]：
1) not so much as 连在一起写，则意为“连……都不(肯)”
如：He didn"t so much as thank me for returning his money that I find .
我把找到的钱还给他，他却连谢都不肯谢。
2)该句型有时也用 not so much ... but ...
如：The important thing is not so much the actual population of the world , but its rate of increase. 重要的与其说是世界的实际人口量，还不如说是人口的增长率。
3).要注意“not so much ... but ... ”与“not so +形容词+but+丛句”之意的区别，后者意为“虽然……但是……”
例如：The bridge was not so crowded but the bicycles could go through.这桥上虽然很拥挤，但是自行车还能穿过去。
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