Grandma gives more candies to her grandson than her granddaughter. 奶奶给孙子的糖比给孙女的多。(省去了she gives candies to)

　　2. than从句可以省去主语和谓语，保留状语

　　There are more books in this library than in that library. 这个图书馆的书比那个多。(省去了there are many books)

　　She is much better than yesterday. 她比昨天好多了。(省去了she was)

　　Signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past. 近些年来在学校、商业和政府中欺诈的迹象比以前更多。

　　3. than从句可以省去主语，保留谓语部分

　　His speed of doing the work was much faster than had expected. 他干此事的速度远比想象的快。(省去了he或we)

　　4. 有时可以省去整个than从句

　　He is much healthier and happier. 她比以往任何时侯都健康幸福。(省去了than he was ever before)

　　5. 为了避免重复，我们经常用that代替不可数名词, those代替复数名词,one代替可数名词单数

　　隐含比较级

　　有时比较级并不一定出现than，这时通过上下文可喑示出，如：—Of the two oranges, which do you choose? —I like the larger one.这里的larger one是指前边提到的两个当中的较大的一个。而且有些形容词在表示比较的时候，跟“to”而不用“than”

　　1. prior to 较早的，较重要的

　　The task is prior to all others. 这项任务比其他所有的任务都重要。

　　I called on him prior to my departure. 动身前我去看了他一趟。

　　2. superior to优越，高于

　　In math he felt superior to John. 他觉得自己数学比约翰强。

　　They were resolved to rise superior to every obstacle. 他们决心战胜一切困难。

　　3. inferior to 下等的，次的

　　These apples are inferior in flavour to those. 这些苹果的味道不如那些。