rather than而不是
例句:They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。
4.The President talked about trade and terror, but very little of his address mentioned the floods in Pakistan, a reason many say he should never have made the trip here in the first place.
in the first place首先, 从一开始
例句:Why did you choose basketball in the first place?
你为何首先选择篮球呢?
1.Mr. Castro’s voice was stronger than at any time since he'd re-emerged into the public eye about a month ago.
stronger than at any time比其他任何时候都更加强烈,表示最高级。用比较级表示最高级:
1)、直接使用比较级
①How beautiful she sings! I've never heard a better voice.
= She has the best voice I've ever heard.
她唱得多好啊!这是我听到的最美的歌喉。
②I have never read a more interesting novel.
= It is the most interesting novel I've ever read.
这是我读过的最有趣的小说。
2)、比较级 than the other 复数名词/ any other 单数名词/ any of the other 复数名词
①She goes to school earlier than the other girls.
她比其他女孩早上学。
②He works harder than any other student.