better …… than ……
结构︰better+…+than+被比对象
说明︰此句型意为“宁可…;最好还是…”。better 之后可接<形容词>,<副词>,<名词>,<动词>等。
Please try to attend the meeting. Better late than absent.
请您尽量参加会议。迟来也比不来强。
Better to postpone the shipment than to cancel the contract.
与其撤约还不如延期装运。
Better reduce the price than allow a discount.
与其给折扣,不如减价。
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