than I thought  比我想的还……

　　The exam was harder than I thought. 这次考试要比我想象中的难。

　　This is going to be harder than I thought. 这次要比我想象中的更难了。

　　You're meaner than I thought. 你比我想象中的还吝啬。

　　You're a lot smarter than I thought. 你可比我想象中的聪明得多。

　　A lot of people came to the festival.  很多人都来参加庆典活动了。

　　I know. The crowd was bigger than I thought.  是啊，人群比我想象中的要拥挤。