The Amazon rainforest is smaller now
than was 50 years ago.
请问这里的 than was 是什么用法?难道不应该是 than it was 吗?
The Amazon rainforest is smaller now than it was 50 years ago.
以上截图来自译林版高中英语新教材必修第三册第1单元(p7)。
The Amazon rain-forest is smaller now than was 50 years ago.
这个句子是个语法错误。than比较分句要么保留主语和谓语动词,要么主语和谓语动词同时省略,不能省略主语而保留谓语动词(除非主语为比较短语的对应项):
The Amazon rain-forest is smaller now than it was 50 years ago. (正)
The Amazon rain-forest is smaller now than 50 years ago. (正)
The Amazon rain-forest is smaller now than was 50 years ago. (误)
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