3 call it anything less 如何理解
下面的材料是2011年高考英语的湖南卷阅读A文章。我对划线部的不理解，麻烦专家老师解答一下，谢谢您！
When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串) hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, and reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled with food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordable but practical as well.
The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill (烤肉架).
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different styles of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grilled chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a place that should not be overlooked.
最佳答案 2020-05-15 07:17
but once the pleasant smells of kabob hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
这个句子的结构很简单。call it anything less 是“复合宾语结构”。anything less 是宾语补足语。less 后面省略成分，连同省略的成分一并作 anything 的后置定语。补充完整为：
but once the pleasant smells of kabob hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less than a restaurant.
句中出现 less ，一定暗示着比较，完整的表达是划线部分。 less than a restaurant 的意思是“不是餐厅； 一点都不是餐厅”。
那么，anything less than a restaurant 的意思就是“不是餐厅的东西”。
【直译】但是，一旦烤肉串的香味来袭嗅觉，你就不能称它为不是餐厅的东西。
【意译】但是，一旦闻到烤肉串的香味，你就会觉得它是一家相当不错的餐厅。
但是，一旦烤肉串的香味扑鼻而来，你就会觉得它是一家名副其实的餐厅。
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When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob (烤肉串) hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
you are incapable of calling it anything less.= you can't call it anything else.
call A B 把A叫做B。B为宾语补足语。calling it anything less为动名词短语作介词of的宾语。其中it指代Vanak Restaurant。
句子开头说，刚进入这个餐馆，感觉它不像个餐馆。可是一旦闻到烤肉的香味，你就无法把它不叫餐馆而叫成别的 。
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两种翻译，可以帮助理解一下。
1. 刚进入Vanak 饭店，你可能会觉得这个地方怎么没有一点饭店的样子，但是一旦烤肉串那诱人的香气扑鼻而来，你就会觉得来到了真正的饭店。
2. Vanak 饭店看起来可一点也不像是个吃饭的地方，新进的客人都会这么觉得。但是一旦他们闻到烤肉串那令人垂涎欲滴的香气，就再也不会这么认为了。
You are incapable of calling it anything less.
这句话结合前面的内容理解，翻成：你不能称它不是饭店，双重否定就是肯定，也就是：你肯定要称它是正儿八经的饭店了。
you are incapable of calling it anything less.
= you wouldn't expect to call it anything else instead of "a restaurant"; it lives up to the standard of "a restaurant" in your opinion; it deserves the name of "a restaurant"; you would call it "a restaurant", no more, no less. It fully satisfies what you think a reaturant is. etc.
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