Explanation
解释
Alex: ‘Than’ and ‘then’ are words which are very often confused.
Alex: 我经常让“than”和“then”这两个词弄糊涂。
Laura: Yes Alex, they are very similar in pronunciation and spelling. That’s why new learners confuse them.
Laura:是的，Alex，它们的读音和拼写都很接近。这就是为什么初学者会被他们弄糊涂了。
Alex: ‘Than’ is used to compare two things. For example : ‘Gold is more expensive than silver’.
Alex: “Than”是用来比较两个事物的。比如：“金比银贵。”
Laura: Good example. Here is another : I am smarter than you!
Laura:好例子。还有一个：我比你聪明!
Alex: You wish Laura! ‘Then’ is used to talk about something that happened after something else. For example: ‘The president thought for some time, then he gave the answer’.
Alex: 做梦呢，Laura!“Then”是用来谈论一些事情发生在别的事情之后。比如：“总统想了一会儿，然后给出了答复。”
Laura: Here goes another example: If you are feeling hot, then drink some cool water.
Laura:还有另一个例子：如果你热的话，就去喝点凉水。
Alex: Correct Laura. Let’s listen to some conversations now.
Alex: 对了，Laura。现在我们听一些对话吧。
Laura: Yes. Some more examples will definitely help.
Laura:好，多一些例子绝对有帮助。
Are the Beatles better than Jimi Hendrix?
甲壳虫乐队比吉米·亨德里克斯更好吗?
Billy: Hey Joe, I like Jimi Hendrix more than the Beatles.
Billy:嘿，Joe,和甲壳虫乐队相比，我更喜欢吉米·亨德里克斯。
Joe: Jimi Hendrix is a great guitar player, but I think the Beatles are better than Hendrix any day.
Joe:吉米·亨德里克斯是个超棒的吉他手，可是我觉得甲壳虫乐队比亨德里克斯要好。
Billy: Why do you think so?
Billy:为什么这么想?
Joe: They’ve got great lyrics, great songs. It’s a big band, Billy.
Joe:他们的歌歌词写的好。是个大乐队，Billy。
Billy: I love Hendrix more than the Beatles.
Billy:与甲壳虫乐队相比，我更喜欢亨德里克斯。
Joe: You are a big guitar fan, Billy.
Joe:你是个超级吉他手迷，Billy。
Finding your way through midtown.
Billy: Hi! Can you tell me the way to the nearest Subway shop?
Billy: 嘿!你能告诉我离这儿最近的地铁站吗?
Joe: Okay. Go straight, then turn left. You’ll see the metro. Take the right from there, then go left again from the 2nd turn.
Joe :好，往前走，然后向左转，你会看到一个地下通道。从那儿往右转，然后在第二个转弯处往左转。
Billy: Hmm... Okay.
Billy: 嗯......好。
Joe: Then go for about 200 metres. You’ll see a bank. Take the left and then go straight till the first crossing, and then take the right again.
Joe :然后走大概200米。你就能看到一个银行。往左转然后一直走，走到第一个转弯处，然后再向右转。
Billy: Oh wait a minute. Is that the nearest Subway?
Billy: 那个，等一下，那儿是最近的地铁吗?
Joe: Yes. Or you can go into Pizza Hut right across the street.
Joe :是。或者你可以从那家披萨店穿过那条街。
Billy: Hmm.. I think I will have a pizza today. I like pizza better than sandwich anyway.
Billy: 嗯......我想我今天得吃个披萨了。反正和吃三明治相比，我更喜欢吃披萨。
Joe : But a Subway sandwich is healthier than a pizza.
Joe :可是为了找个地铁，吃个三明治比吃披萨要更健康些。
Billy : Forget it. Buying a sandwich is gonna be a lot more complicated today.
Billy: 忘了它吧。今天要是买个三明治，(我要走的路)就更复杂了。
Will it stop raining by then?
到时候雨会停吗?
Laura: I have to go by 12 o’clock. Do you think it will stop raining by then?
Laura:我得12点过去拜访，你觉得到时候雨会停吗?
Alex: I have no idea. It’s raining heavier than yesterday.
Alex:我不知道。昨天雨下的更大。
Laura: Let’s have some coffee while we wait.
Laura:等着的时候我们喝点咖啡吧。
Alex: I like tea more than coffee.
Alex:我更喜欢喝茶。
Laura: Really? I thought you liked coffee more than tea.
Laura:真的吗?我还以为你更喜欢喝咖啡呢。
Alex: I’ve been enjoying some fine tea in my office lately. Now I like it better than coffee.
Alex:最近我喜欢在办公室里喝好茶。现在我觉得茶比咖啡好。
